Court to rule on final challenge to T&T's gay sex ban in UK
India, July 9 -- A nearly 10-year battle for gay rights in Trinidad and Tobago could end Wednesday at a final appeals court in England. Supreme Court judges in London will hold a hearing on a landmark human rights case that could decriminalise gay sex in the Caribbean nation, potentially setting a precedent for the largely conservative Caribbean region. The case was filed in February 2017 by Jason Jones, who argues that so-called "buggery" laws in the twin-island nation that date from the colonial era and prohibit gay sex are unconstitutional. Those found guilty could receive up to five years in prison. Opposing Jones are Trinidad and Tobago's Government, backed by the country's Council of Evangelical Churches and its largest Hindu organi...
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