Antigua’s Buggery Law Unlikely To Change- by www.caribarena.com on 10/03/11: http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/latest/98529-antiguas-buggery-law-unlikely-to-change.html
Antigua St John’s – ?I don?t care what happens in Belize, there will be no change in the law on buggery in Antigua & Barbuda. At least not if I can help it. Being gay is morally wrong, and to be honest personally, I am still homophobic.
I know they are going to ask me this same question at the Human Rights United Nations meeting I am attending, and I will give them the same answer,” Attorney General Justin Simon said.
?Besides, the churches and the public will cry murder if that would happen. I can tell you that,” he added.
(PDF – 565 KB) Document Date: 3 Oct 2011
Antighua and Barbuda: US Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – 2008 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 02/25/09: http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/wha/119144.htmÂ
“c. Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
The constitution speci?cally prohibits such practices, and the authorities generally respected these prohibitions in practice. Nonetheless, there were occasional reports of police brutality, corruption, excessive force, discrimination against homosexuals, and allegations of abuse by prison guards. ”
(PDF – 131 KB) Document Date: 25 Feb 2009
Caribbean health officials call for repeal of buggery laws- Rex Wockner International News # 760- 11/17/08
Some government officials in attendance at the recent annual meeting of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS called for repeal of laws that criminalize gay sex as a pathway to slowing the spread of the virus, the Caribbean Media Corporation reported.
According to Amnesty International, 11 Caribbean-area nations continue to ban gay sex — Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.
(PDF – 19 KB) Document Date: 17 Nov 2008
Antigua & Barbuda-Country Reports on Human Rights Practicse-2007-3/11/08
Other Societal Abuses and Discrimination
There were no reports of violence or discrimination based on sexual orientation or directed toward persons with HIV/AIDS. Nonetheless, the ministers of labor and health both spoke out publicly against such discrimination. The Ministry of Health supported local NGO efforts to register human rights complaints and seek assistance related to cases of discrimination against those with HIV/AIDS. The Ministry of Labor encouraged employers to be more sensitive to employees with HIV/AIDS.
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
The constitution specifically prohibits such practices, and the authorities generally respected these prohibitions in practice. Nonetheless, there were occasional reports of police brutality, corruption, excessive force, discrimination against homosexuals, and allegations of abuse by prison guard
(PDF – 102 KB) Document Date: 11 Mar 2008
Antigua & Barbuda: US Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – 2006 3/6/07
The constitution specifically prohibits such practices, and the authorities generally respected these prohibitions in practice. Nonetheless, there were occasional reports of police brutality, corruption, excessive force, discrimination against homosexuals, and allegations of abuse by prison guards.
(PDF – 31 KB) Document Date: 6 Mar 2007
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Antigua and Barbuda: Treatment of homosexuals by society and government authorities; legal recourse and protection available , 23 November 2006, ATG102091.E , available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/45f147e22.html [accessed 20 August 2010]
Article 2 of Antigua and Barbuda’s Sexual Offences Act, 1995 states that a “minor” is “a person under eigthteen years of age.” (21 July 1995). According to a report published by the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA), Article 12 of the Antigua and Barbuda’s Sexual Offences Act, 1995 applies to men who have sex with men and Paragraph 1b of Article 15 also “applie[s] … to lesbian acts” (Ottoson 2006, 2).
(PDF – 126 KB) Document Date: 23 Nov 2006
Attitudes of general practitioners towards homosexuals in the Caribbean-Gateway NLM 7/11/04
Attitudes of general practitioners towards homosexuals in the Caribbean.
Radix AE, Buncamper C, van Osch G. Int Conf AIDS. 2004 Jul 11-16; 15: abstract no. TuPeD5048.
A. M. Edwards Medical Centre, Saba, Netherlands Antilles
The tolerance scores calculated were among the lowest internationally when compared to world-wide country data. Conclusion This study supports our hypothesis that homophobic attitudes exist among physicians in the Caribbean. This institutionalized homophobia may impact negatively on risk factor identification and consequently has important implications for HIV prevention campaigns.
(PDF – 87 KB) Document Date: 11 Jul 2004
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