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Namibia: Challenging refusal to allow same-sex partner to live and work in Namibia same-sex
Background On 20 January 2022, the High Court of Namibia gave judgment in the consolidated cases of Digashu v Government of the Republic of Namibia and Seiler-Lilles v Government of…
Eswatini: Challenging the refusal to register an advocacy group
In September 2019, Eswatini’s Registrar of Companies refused to register the organisation Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities (ESGM). The Registrar argued that ESGM’s purpose was unlawful because same-sex sexual acts…
Articles
How do you vote a child out of their future?
MambaOnline (20 April 2026) There is something deeply unsettling about a society that turns a child’s future into a public referendum. In Eswatini, there were reports that students were expelled…
The emperor has no clothes: how rhetoric fuels repression in Eswatini
Washington Blade (10 April 2026) In an absolute monarchy, the words spoken by the sovereign can swiftly become a baton striking a citizen. When King Mswati III speaks, his words…
Resources
Botswana: Affirming the right of same sex couples to get married
Two adult same sex women requested permission to marry each other from the government of Botswana. The litigants, Bonolo Selelo and Tsholofelo Kumile, were denied the right to have their…
Angola: três policiais condenados por discriminação e violência contra mulher trans
Comunicado à imprensa: Três policiais da Polícia Nacional de Angola condenados em processo relacionado a violência e discriminação contra uma mulher transgênero Luanda, Angola, 23 de julho de 2026: O…
