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Geneva, July\u00a07, 2022<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0UNAIDS applauds\u00a0the ruling of the Antigua and Barbuda High Court of Justice that\u00a0effectively decriminalises consensual same-sex sexual activity by holding that\u00a0sections 12 and 15 of\u00a0the Caribbean country\u2019s 1995 Sexual Offences Act are unconstitutional. The court held that the\u00a0criminalisation of\u00a0consensual sexual acts between same-sex, adult partners\u00a0infringes\u00a0the\u00a0rights to liberty, legal protection, freedom of expression, privacy and protection from discrimination based on sex. This ruling is an important step toward creating a more equitable context for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Antigua and Barbuda to exercise their rights to dignity, justice and health.<\/p>

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\u201cThis ruling will save lives and will help advance the end of AIDS. It will benefit everyone in the country, and\u00a0will inspire countries across the world to take the same vital step forward for health and human rights.\u00a0By creating a more supportive legal environment we can accelerate progress around reducing stigma and discrimination and ensuring everyone can enjoy lives free of fear, shame and injustice,\u201d said UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima. \u201cWe congratulate the courageous litigants, civil society organizations and their legal team who have earned this landmark win for equality in Antigua and Barbuda.\u201d<\/p>\n

The case was brought by\u00a0Mr Orden David, President of\u00a0\u00a0Meeting\u00a0Emotional and Social Needs Holistically (MESH), an organization serving the LGBT community\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0Women\u00a0against Rape (WAR)\u2014a group that provides counselling and psychosocial support to gender-based violence survivors as well as marginalized and vulnerable groups.<\/p>

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They argued that the criminalization of same-sex sexual relations\u00a0contributed to hostile healthcare settings where LGBT people often faced verbal abuse and confidentiality breaches. Among other things, this blocked their access to HIV testing, treatment and follow-up care.<\/p>

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\u201cI have seen first-hand\u00a0the pain, frustration and anger that the LGBT community experiences when trying to access services,\u201d said Ms\u00a0Alexandrina\u00a0Wong, WAR\u2019s Executive Director.\u00a0\u201cThis judgment\u2026 is saying to us that changes must be made to ensure that human rights are assured, and discrimination is eliminated in time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a clear statement that we must stop the stigma and discrimination against our community, and we will continue to\u00a0support each other and\u00a0advocate for\u00a0our rights,\u201d Mr David said.<\/p>

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Criminal\u00a0laws drive and sustain public health inequalities.\u00a0They\u00a0legitimize stigma, discrimination and violence against LGBT people, increasing their risk of contracting HIV while reducing access to life-saving care. Gay men and other men who have sex with men who live in countries that criminalize same-sex relations are more than twice as likely to be living with HIV as those living in countries without such penalties. In countries with extreme criminal penalties, this increases to more than five times as likely<\/p>\n

This case\u00a0was part of an initiative spearheaded by the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality (ECADE). In 2020 ECADE also launched legal challenges to similar laws in four other countries: Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Lucia.<\/p>

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\u201cOur government has sworn to uphold the rights of all, and this action tells us we are on the right road,\u201d said Kenita Placide, ECADE\u2019s Executive Director. She acknowledged the state attorneys who supported the final position.<\/p>

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In the Caribbean, strategic litigation is emerging as an effective strategy for challenging punitive, colonial-era laws. There were successful challenges of laws discriminating against LGBT people in Belize in 2016 as well as Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago in 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe marginalization and criminalization of entire communities are fuelling the Caribbean HIV epidemic,\u201d said Luisa Cabal, UNAIDS Regional Support Team Director for Latin America and the Caribbean. \u201cThis decision shows that change is possible and UNAIDS remains committed to support law reform in the region.\u201d She emphasized that judicial review is a key component of a broader approach that includes national dialogue around social justice and equity, as well as the deepened engagement of policymakers and health\u00a0professionals.<\/p>\n

UNAIDS is contributing to community\u00a0conversations around these issues, including by supporting public forums and sensitizing journalists reporting on key population communities and law reform in the region.<\/p>\n

Consensual same-sex sexual relations remain criminalized in\u00a0more than 60 countries globally, including seven in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

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The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV\/AIDS (UNAIDS) leads and inspires the world to achieve its shared vision of zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths. UNAIDS unites the efforts of 11 UN organizations\u2014UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, UNFPA, UNODC, UN Women, ILO, UNESCO, WHO and the World Bank\u2014and works closely with global and national partners towards ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals. Learn more at\u00a0unaids.org<\/a>\u00a0and connect with us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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