Mother Remanded on Lesbian Charge
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From correspondents in Honiara
A woman in the Solomon Islands has been refused bail
after appearing in court on Monday on a lesbian charge, in a case being
monitored by the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR).
Magistrate Jefferson Leua said the offence was a serious
one and the middle-aged, divorced mother would be remanded in custody to
ensure there was no interference with witnesses. The woman faces one charge of
committing an indecent practice, having sex with a person of the same gender.
The head of the UNHCR’s Honiara Office, Ashley Wickham,
said the case would be followed closely.
“We should be trying to comply with international
standards, and clearly some things have been happening here that do not,”
Wickham said.
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