Nov 15, 2007Quickie Link: Government has ‘no right to spy in bedrooms’
By vanrozenheim
(Gibraltar) - In what is being seen as a widening of its campaign, Equality Rights Group Chairman Felix Alvarez has informed the press of the group’s determination to “eradicate outdated, discriminatory and unjustifiable intrusion of Government into citizens’ private lives.” He adds: “Seven years ago, the European Court of Human Rights ruled the existence of criminal offences determined on sexual orientation to be in violation of the European Convention of Human Rights. As Chairman of GGR I have been patiently awaiting Government’s awakening to the fact that the citizens of Gibraltar have just as much right to freedom in their private lives within the law as in any other European State. However, it is clear to us that Government will only move in the direction of progressive change under the threat of legal sanction.”
