Singapore top court affirms law criminalizing homosexuality
By Bradley McAllister on Oct 29, 2014 04:07 pm[JURIST] The Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore, the appellate division of the Supreme Court of Singapore [official website], on Tuesday ruled [judgment, PDF] that a national law criminalizing male homosexuality conforms with the city-state's constitution [text]. Three homosexual men brought the case [Straits Times report] against the attorney general, arguing the 76-year-old homosexuality provision of the current penal code [text], Section 377A, violates their right to equal protection and life and liberty, pursuant to Article 12 and... +read more
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