‘India should abandon anti-homosexuality laws’ - UN
March 26th, 2009
India’s colonial-era laws against homosexuality breach international human rights and should be abandoned, a spokesperson for the United Nations announced this week.
Speaking at a conference organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in New Delhi, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay advised the Indian government to adopt a new Equal Opportunities Bill.
“India should repeal those dated and colonial-era laws that breach contemporary international human rights standards,” said Pillay.
“Such legal vestiges of a bygone era are at odds with the vibrant dynamics and forward thrust of large sectors of the Indian polity.”
The Indian High Court is currently deliberating the fate of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, the country’s anti-sodomy laws.
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