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Gays not allowed to serve openly in armed forces, Malta included, report says
Apart from the US, 10 of the 27 countries in the European Union also do not allow gay people to serve openly in the armed forces, according to the Palm Centre at the University of California – Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia, a BBC report said yesterday.
This is because the European Court of Human Rights ruling that drove the UK to change its law was the outcome of a specific case brought by four British ex-service personnel.
The ruling said that banning gays from openly serving in the military was a violation of their right to privacy under the European Convention on Human Rights.
This means that similar cases could be brought against other signatories to the convention, but until then the countries are under no obligation to change their rules.
Apart from the US, 10 of the 27 countries in the European Union also do not allow gay people to serve openly in the armed forces, according to the Palm Centre at the University of California – Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia, a BBC report said yesterday.
This is because the European Court of Human Rights ruling that drove the UK to change its law was the outcome of a specific case brought by four British ex-service personnel.
The ruling said that banning gays from openly serving in the military was a violation of their right to privacy under the European Convention on Human Rights.
This means that similar cases could be brought against other signatories to the convention, but until then the countries are under no obligation to change their rules.
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