Tag: penal code
Botswana becomes 19th African country to decriminalize homosexuality
Chief Assignment Editor- June 11, 2019 17:25In a highly-anticipated verdict, High Court of Botswana on Tuesday ruled to decriminalize homosexuality, which is outlawed under the country’s 1965 penal code. Thus, Botswana becomes the 19th country on ... Read More
Homosexuality is a sin: South Korea’s Gay Pride Festival
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 1, 2019 22:01Thousands of members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community from Korea mixed with tourists from around Asia and beyond were hitting the streets for South Korea's Gay Pride ... Read More
Court ruling: LGBTQ people are not born that way
editor- May 30, 2019 05:30U.S. Travel advisories against Kenya should be increased. This is the demand by leaders of the LGBT Community to the U.S. Department of State in response to Judge Roselyn Aburili ... Read More
U.S. State Department tells tourists Brunei is safe, except for death by stoning
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 2, 2019 03:27The U.S. State Department is telling American travelers, Brunei is one of the safest countries in the world to visit. Brunei safer than the Bahamas, Germany or Indonesia, and way ... Read More
Brunei Travel: Ready to be stoned to death? How will WTTC and UNWTO respond?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 30, 2019 04:12Brunei is becoming a deadly place to visit starting April 3, specially if you are member of the LGBT Community. Next week the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) will ... Read More
Report: Child sex tourism increasing in Vietnam
editor- October 22, 2012 07:55Sexual abuse of children has been increasing in Vietnam, especially in tourist destinations, but the country's Penal Code lacks a clause directly governing child sex tourism crimes, says a joint ... Read More