Dominica articles
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UNAIDS welcomes Court's ruling to protect the rights of LGBTQ people in Dominica
UNAIDS welcomes the decision of the High Court of Dominica to protect the rights of LGBTQ people in Dominica.
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Dominica joins other Caribbean islands in striking down laws prohibiting gay sex
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A top court in the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica has struck down colonial-era laws criminalizing gay sex. It’s the latest nation to repeal such laws in the socially conservative region, joining Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Antigua and Barbuda. Monday’s ruling comes nearly five years after
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Dominica’s High Court ends the country’s ban on being gay in historic ruling
The High Court of Dominica has overturned a colonial-era law banning same-sex relations between consenting adults after a gay man filed a lawsuit claiming the ban was unconstitutional. The complainant, […]