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Victory in Botswana! Local LGBTI+ groups celebrate decriminalisation

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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Kenyan Court upholds homophobic laws, but local activists won’t quit!

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Words by Neo Musangi; Edited by Kellyn Botha The High Court in Kenya chose to uphold a piece of legislation that criminalises ‘carnal knowledge against the order of nature’ as stipulated in the country’s British colonial-era Penal Code. This was lauded by many in the conservative country as a “moral” judgement, but represents a blow…

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