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Hon President
Allan Horsfall
Hon Chairperson
Michael G. Jarrett
Hon Treasurer David Green
CAMPAIGN FOR HOMOSEXUAL
EQUALITY
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Campaign for Homosexual Equality
Rt Hon Lord Carrington,
Foreign Office,
LONDON,
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Dear Lord Carrington,
It may
You will be aware that the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the law on male homosexual behaviour in Northern Ireland contravenes Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. also be relevant to note that earlier this month the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe urged member states to repeal laws which make homosexual acts between consenting adults liable to criminal proceedings.
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That is the situation which applies in Hong Kong, and I understand that the Colony is, through the British Government,
a party to the European Convention.
May I therefore ask you to bring the utmost pressure to bear on
the Hong Kong authorities to bring their laws into line with what the Convention now requires
The matter seems to have some urgency, since there is no appeal from the Court and therefore nothing but discredit to be gained from delay.
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If there are other colonies or dependencies which are similarly committed to the European Convention, and similarly out of line with the Court ruling, may I ask that you bring this to their attention
as
well ?
Yours sincerely,
Michael G. James,
Michael G. Jarrett.
Non-Executive Vice Presidents:
Sir Alfred Ayer, FBA; Lord Beaumont of Whitley; Humphry Berkley; Anthony Blond; Brigid Brophy; Dr. R.W. Burslem, FRCOG; Robert Chartham, PhD; Margaret Drabble, CBE; Martin Ennals; Ray Gosling: Peter Hain; T. Colin Harvey, MA, BASW; lan Harvey, Dr. James Hemming; David Hockney;
H. Montgomery Hyde: Very Rev'd A. Jowett, CBE, MA (Dean of Manchester); Peter Katin; Josephine Klein, PhD; Dr. J. Arnold Linken, MB, BCh; Peter Maxwell; George Melly; Dr. Jonathan Miller; Rev'd Dr. Norman Pittenger; Harold Pollard; Rt. Rev'd John A.T. Robinson, DD; Michael Schofield; Tony Smythe: Rev'd Lord Soper; Michael Steed; Rt. Rev'd E.R. Wickham, BD (Bishop of Middleton); Sir Angus Wilson: Lord Winstanley.
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