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Botswana: Government Loses Bid to Overturn Homosexuality Ruling
VOA, 29 November 2021
Botswana's government has lost a bid to overturn a 2019 court ruling that decriminalized same-sex relations. Human rights groups have welcomed the decision, saying it opens the… Read more »
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Botswana: Court Legalises Same Sex Relations
The Patriot, 18 June 2019
History was made in Botswana following a landmark High Court ruling on Tuesday to strike down colonial-era laws by declaring unconstitutional parts of section 164, 165 and 167 of… Read more »
Botswana's Govt Loses Bid to Overturn Homosexuality Ruling
Human rights groups have welcomed the unanimous decision by five judges of the Botswana Court of Appeal, to uphold the June 2019 landmark decision which recognises homosexuality. The groups said that the ruling opens the door to challenge other discriminatory laws in Botswana. The government wanted the 2019 court ruling overturned, arguing that the majority of people in the country did not agree with it.
Thato Moruti, the chief executive of the gay rights group, Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana (LEGABIBO), said that the ruling "will add impetus to advocacy on human rights issues". Under the previous law, those caught engaging in same-sex activities faced up to seven years imprisonment.
InFocus
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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 ... Read more »
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Botswana's High Court is considering a challenge to the provisions of the penal code criminalising consensual same-sex relations in the country, offering advocates a rare chance to ... Read more »
