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This note investigates the role that international organisations have played in bringing about the decriminalisation of same-sex sexual activity in domestic legal systems. It looks at the historic, current and potential roles of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the European Union, and the Commonwealth.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This note demonstrates, through data and case studies, the link between democracy and the treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.