Belize Court of Appeal affirms LGBT freedom of expression
Nigel Hawke, the Solicitor General of Belize, argued that the ruling was a judicial overreach to re-define the constitutional protections afforded to non-discrimination on the basis of "sex" to extend to "sexual orientation". Accordingly, we hold that s. The court rightly applied international human rights law to its interpretation of the Constitution. 
Inside Caleb Orozco’s Fight to Overturn Belize’s Anti
The Court of Appeal has today delivered a judgment denying the Belize Government’s appeal of a ruling decriminalising adult consensual same-sex relations. Belize has made great strides in recent years to protect its LGBT citizens , most notably when the country made headlines in when it became the first former British colony in the Caribbean to overturn its anti-sodomy law. Although homosexuality has been decriminalized and homosexual couples are generally accepted in society, most Belizeans oppose homosexuality religiously or culturally and public displays of affection between gay couples can still be perceived as surprising or shocking by locals.
Attorney General v Caleb Orozco and others
Homosexuality was made legal in Belize in Back in , the Caribbean nation of Belize struck down its anti-gay laws after a case was brought by Caleb Orozco. Following the ruling, both the government of the country and the Catholic Church signalled their intentions to appeal the ruling. By Matt Moore. Back in , the Caribbean nation of Belize struck down its anti-gay laws after a case was brought by Caleb Orozco. 
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Caleb Orozco fought, successfully, to overturn Belize’s anti-gay sodomy laws. Now there are appeals against the change in the law—and so his fight goes on. Josh Milton January 5, A battle against an outdated colonial law has finally come to an end, after the court of appeals in Belize unanimously upheld a ruling that a ban on gay sex is unconditional.
Belize court upholds finding that LGBT people are protected
In its decision, which was summarized by Appeal justice Samuel Awich, the Court of Appeal dismissed the government’s appeal and affirmed the Chief Justice’s ruling that Section 53 is discriminatory against sexual orientation. Prohibition on sex discrimination in Constitution of Belize held to include prohibition on sexual orientation discrimination; criminalisation of homosexuality in breach of rights to non-discrimination and freedom of expression as well as other fundamental rights. The Court also held that such criminalisation breached the right to freedom of expression enjoyed by all LGBT persons and endorsed the earlier findings of the Chief Justice that criminalisation violated the rights to privacy, dignity and equality before the law, all protected by the Constitution. Belizean Court upholds finding that LGBT people are protected
I run the only LGBTQI+-led observatory of human rights in Belize, which provides litigation support to clients. We produce knowledge products on systemic and structural violence that feeds into a national and transnational advocacy framework that includes LGBTQI+ economic inclusion and livelihoods. . Belize Court of Appeals upholds ruling making homosexuality legal
A battle against an outdated colonial law has finally come to an end, after the court of appeals in Belize unanimously upheld a ruling that a ban on gay sex is unconditional. . 
LGBTQ rights in Belize
On 30 December the Court of Appeal of Belize (JA Awich, JA Ducille and JA Campbell) upheld the earlier decision of the Chief Justice of Belize finding the criminalisation of homosexual conduct to breach the prohibition on sex discrimination set out in the Constitution of Belize. .