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Dudgeon v. United Kingdom

Country: United Kingdom
Year: 1980
Court: European Commission of Human Rights
Citation: Application No. 7525/76
Health Topics: Sexual and reproductive health
Human Rights: Freedom from discrimination, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to privacy
Facts:

Applicant, a gay man, brought a complaint before the Commission alleging that laws criminalizing male homosexual conduct in Northern Ireland constituted unjustified interference with his right to respect for his private life (Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights) as well as unjustifiable discrimination on sexual grounds and residency grounds (Article 14). Due …Read more

Tags: Buggery, Gay, Homosexual, Lesbian, LGBTI, Sexual orientation, Sodomy
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