Human Rights News – Pacific

November 2, 2016 / admin  /  Cook Islands Kiribati Pacific Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands South Pacific Tonga Tuvalu

Opinion: LGBTI rights in the South Pacific

Australasian Lawyer

International human rights law provides a set of universal principles and aspirational standards that are fundamental to the creation of safer and more inclusive societies for all individuals, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. But right now, there are seven countries in the South Pacific region where it is still a crime to be gay.