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Source Record

United Kingdom: Bolton 7 - prisoners of conscience if imprisoned

Why this source is used

Human-rights intervention on the Bolton Seven case and discriminatory criminal law.

Start with the answer

Start with the answer How did UK age-of-consent reform change LGBTQ+ law? It moved the law from partial decriminalisation toward equal treatment by lowering and then equalising the age of consent. Read the topic guide UK Age of Consent and Sexual Offences Reform UK reform moved from partial decriminalisation to lowering and then equalising the age of consent, while late prosecutions exposed the harm of unequal criminal law.

Source Status

Publisher
Amnesty International
Type
organisation
Reliability
medium
Cited by
3 pages

Source Links

Open original source https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/eur450111998en.pdf Accessed 4 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/eur450111998en.pdf

Used by Topics

UK Age of Consent and Sexual Offences Reform

Used by Questions

How did UK age-of-consent reform change LGBTQ+ law?

Used by Timeline Events

1998 DiscriminationLegalUKCompensation

Bolton 7 Case Concludes

A group of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, later known as the Bolton 7, were convicted for gross indecency and subsequently awarded compensation following a campaign.