Toonen v Australia and the impact of sodomy laws
On Christmas Day 1991, a young Tasmanian fuelled by righteousness and with a newfound sense of purpose, filed an official complaint to the UN that dictated that the state government of Tasmania were breaching the right of privacy through laws that criminalised homosexual activity between two consenting males.
This week we look at the landmark Toonen vs. Australia decision by the UN Human Rights Committee speaking with the named Nicholas Toonen and the impact of sodomy laws.
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