Thirty-two out of 56 Commonwealth member states criminalise same-sex relations, in defiance of the “toothless” Commonwealth Charter. Seven have life imprisonment and only recently the “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” has returned in Uganda.
Thirty-two out of 56 Commonwealth member states criminalise same-sex relations, in defiance of the “toothless” Commonwealth Charter. Seven have life imprisonment and only recently the “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” has returned in Uganda.
Peter Tatchell was on Monday, March 14 threatened with arrest when he tried to stage a one-person silent peaceful protest for LGBTQ+ rights outside Westminster Abbey as Commonwealth leaders arrived for the annual Commonwealth Day service.
Protesters call to end criminalisation of LGBT people in 37 Commonwealth states outside Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey. Eighty LGBT+ rights defenders protested as Her Majesty the Queen, the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May MP and Commonwealth High Commissioners celebrated Commonwealth Day 2018 at Westminster Abbey in London, on Monday , March 12, 2018.
