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Criminalising Homosexuality and International Human Rights Law
This note explores how laws that criminalise private, consensual same-sex sexual activity contravene international law. Criminalisation infringes upon the rights to privacy, non-discrimination and dignity, and may amount to inhuman and degrading treatment.
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Criminalising Homosexuality and Public Health
This note considers the evidence on the link between the criminalisation of same-sex sexual activity and the prevalence and incidence of HIV, and addresses the human rights concerns associated with HIV and criminalisation.
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Criminalising Homosexuality and the Role of Business
This note explains how international business can play a crucial role in achieving the decriminalisation of same-sex sexual activity and investigates the economic case for decriminalisation.
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Criminalising Homosexuality and the Rule of Law
This briefing note looks at the criminalisation of private, consensual same-sex sexual activity through the prism of the rule of law, demonstrating how criminalisation is contrary to this principle.
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Criminalising Homosexuality and Democratic Values
This note demonstrates, through data and case studies, the link between democracy and the treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
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Criminalising Homosexuality: Synopsis and Recommendations
Synopsis and recommendations from the Human Dignity Trust's series of notes aim to illustrate the link between the criminalisation of private, consensual same-sex sexual activity and various aspects of good governance.