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Botswana: High Court Scraps Anti-Gay Laws
allAfrica, 11 June 2019
Botswana's High Court has overturned a law criminalizing consensual same-sex relations. Under section 164 of Botswana's Penal Code, same sex relations was an offense that carried a… Read more »
Botswana High Court Scraps Anti-Gay Laws
A High Court has ruled as unconstitutional, Section 164 of Botswana's Penal Code which criminalised same-sex relationships. Botswana joins Angola, Mozambique and Seychelles which have scrapped anti-gay laws in recent years.
Displaying the rainbow flag of gay rights activists: Despite vocal opposition in a number of African countries, acceptance is slowly gaining ground (file photo).
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Botswana: Factbox - 10 Countries That Have Decriminalised Gay Sex
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 11 June 2019
Botswana decriminalised homosexuality on Tuesday, with the High Court overturning a colonial-era law that punished gay sex by up to seven years in prison. Read more »
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Botswana: 'A Victory in the Battle for Equality and Freedom to Love Whoever You Choose'
DW, 11 June 2019
The country's High Court has overturned a colonial-era law with British roots that could punish people with up to seven years in prison. Botswana's president had also signaled his… Read more »
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Botswana: High Court Expected to Rule on Scrapping Anti-Gay Laws
allAfrica, 11 June 2019
Botswana's high court is due to rule in a landmark case on gay sex on Tuesday June 10, 2019, AFP reports. Read more »
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