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Activists condemn Singapore court gay ruling
BBC News -- Asia
30 October 2014
Activists condemn Singapore court gay ruling
Human rights groups have condemned a Singapore court's decision that a law banning gay sex is constitutional.
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday rejected two legal challenges arguing that the law, Section 377A, infringes on gay citizens' rights.
Under Section 377A, men who engage in "gross indecency" privately or publicly can be jailed for up to two years...
...Human Rights Watch called the decision "a major setback for equal rights", adding that it "tramples upon basic rights to privacy, equality and non-discrimination"....
MORE at http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29828979