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[PRESS STATEMENT] Iranti Urges SA Government to protect the UN’s SOGI Expert mandate

[PRESS STATEMENT] Iranti Urges SA Government to protect the UN’s SOGI Expert mandate

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IRANTI  URGES  SOUTH  AFRICA  GOVERNMENT  AND  MINISTER  OF INTERNATIONAL   RELATIONS  AND  COOPERATION  TO  SUPPORT  THE RENEWAL  OF  THE  MANDATE  OF   THE  UNITED  NATIONS INDEPENDENT  EXPERT  ON  PROTECTION  AGAINST  VIOLENCE   AND DISCRIMINATION  BASED  ON  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  AND  GENDER IDENTITY       1.   On  11  -­12  July  2019,  the  United  Nation  Human…

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Victory in Botswana! Local LGBTI+ groups celebrate decriminalisation

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On date 11 June 2019, the High Court of Botswana formally handed down a ruling acknowledging that Section 164 of that country’s penal code was discriminatory and should be struck down, marking a significant victory for local LGBTI+ groups. While not ostensibly worded in such a way as to criminalise homosexuality, the law forbade “carnal…

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