Botswana, 17 March 2015

On the 12 March 2012 LEGABIBO was denied the right to register as an NGO. According to the Director of the Department of Civil and National Registration, Botswana does not recognise homosexuals and that the objectives of the organisations are contrary to section7(2) of the law.

On 14 November 2014 LEGABIBO won the case. The judge ruled that they had the right to be registered. According to Anneke Meerkotter from the Southern African Litigation Centre, “This judgement was a historical one that would help other similar cases in Africa.”