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Activist takes case over Trinidad’s homophobic laws to UK’s privy council
Legislation was repealed in 2018 but Caribbean country’s supreme court last week recriminalised the act after appeal The privy council in London will soon be called upon to make the final decision on a court case to remove homophobic laws in Trinidad and Tobago. The laws were repealed in 2018 in a high court judgment…
Israel sets out case to UN security council for full assault on Yemen’s Houthis
Council tells Israeli ambassador it condemns air raids that have killed Yemeni civilians as well as Houthi attacks Israel has set out its case to the UN security council for a full assault on Houthi forces in Yemen, claiming the Iranian-backed group now represents a well-armed terrorist army that threatens not just the regional economy…