33 h. ago Caribbean activists step up fight to end homophobic laws that ‘breach fundamental rights’

Movement gathers pace after a ‘disheartening’ and regressive ruling by Trinidad’s supreme court last monthGrowing up in a single-parent home in poor communities in Jamaica was tough for Glenroy Murray. But beyond the pain of economic disadvantage, the greater challenge, he said, was the constant fear that someone would discover his closely guarded secret. He was attracted to boys.Instinctively, he knew that being gay was simply not acceptable in his community. “It was very obvious that I was different by many standards in this country – and what you consider effeminate,” he said, adding that it was “made very clear” to him that that was not appropriate. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Human rights breach for murderer over ‘excessive length’ of criminal proceedings

Obina Ezeoke was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 40 years in 2020 after an unprecedented five trials over four years.

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8 d. ago Killer who was jailed after shooting a London mother and her sleeping nephew dead 'had his human rights breached', European court finds

Obina Christopher Ezeoke, 32, sneaked into the family home of student Bervil Kalikaka-Ekofo, 21, and his aunt Annie Ekofo, 53, through their unlocked front door and executed them in September 2016.

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8 d. ago Killer who was jailed after shooting a London mother and her sleeping nephew dead 'had his human rights breach

Killer who was jailed after shooting a London mother and her sleeping nephew dead 'had his human rights breach  Daily Mail

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2 w. ago Legal challenges to VAT on private schools fees to be heard at High Court

Nearly 20 families and several faith schools are bringing legal action against the Treasury, claiming the new VAT on fees is discriminatory and a breach of human rights law

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4 w. ago Triple killer who wanted to 'unleash disaster' with mass school shooting is jailed for life

Nicholas Prosper, 19, from Luton, murdered his mother and two siblings and was plotting a school shooting because he wanted to be famous

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