Amnesty International v Zambia (2000) AHRLR 325 (ACHPR 1999)
Decision of the African Commission on Human & Peoples' Rights finding violations of the complainant's rights, and stating that limitation clauses of the African Charter should be used with caution.
Marta Lucía Álvarez Giraldo (Colombia) (“Giralda”), Case 11.656, IACHR, Report No. 71/99 (1999)
Decision of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ruling in favour of the complainant, a lesbian inmate, declaring that she should be allowed conjugal visits from her same-sex partner, in accordance with her rights protected under the American Convention
Media Rights Agenda and Others v Nigeria (2000) AHRLR 200 (ACHPR 1998)
Decision of the African Commission on Human & Peoples' Rights which makes clear that international obligations take precedence over domestic law and warns against undermining the rights of specific individuals or groups.
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National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality v Minister of Justice, Constitutional Court of South Africa, [1998] ZACC 15
Judgment of the Constitutional Court of South Africa ruling that criminalising sodomy is unconstitutional
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Vriend v Alberta, Supreme Court of Canada, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 49D
Judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada finding in favour of the applicant's right to non-discrimination, a gay man who was dismissed from his job because of his sexual orientation
Romer v Evans, 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
Judgment of the US Supreme Court striking down a state constitutional amendment that had the effect of removing gay men and lesbian women from the protection of anti-discrimination laws.