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HOMOSEXUALITY DECRIMINATED
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Trinidad and Tobago's highest court has struck down legislation criminalizing same-sex relations between consenting adults. In a unanimous decision issued on November 10, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, based in London, ruled that the provisions violated fundamental rights and privacy. This decision brings to a close a nearly ten-year legal battle led by activist Jason Jones. Those affected previously faced up to five years in prison.
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