Human rights activists gathered outside Westminster Abbey this week to demand action in Commonwealth countries. The protest took place as high commissioners met to mark Commonwealth Day. The demonstration focussed on the persecution and criminalisation of homosexuality. Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, of the Peter Tatchell Foundation, and gay people from across the Commonwealth, some … Continue reading
The decision that the ban on ‘ex-gay, post-gay and proud’ bus advertisement was lawful is another example of how human rights principles are selectively applied by the establishment says Pat Harrington. In a controversial judgment in late March the High Court ruled that the banning of an advert which read “NOT GAY! EX-GAY, POST-GAY AND … Continue reading