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Tashwill Esterhuizen

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Botswana: Challenging Criminalisation of Same-Sex Sexual Relationships

In September 2016, a gay man, filed an application challenging the constitutionality of sections 164(a), 164(c) and 165 of the Botswana Penal Code. These provisions criminalise same-sex sexual acts between consenting persons. The man seeks an order that the continued criminalisation of consensual same-sex sexual relationships violates his constitutional rights,…
Tashwill Esterhuizen
Jun 11, 2019
Articles and OpinionsBotswanaFreedom of Expression, Assembly and AssociationSOGIE Rights

Significant Progress as Botswana Court of Appeal Recognises the Rights of LGBT Persons

On 16 March 2016, the Botswana Court of Appeal, unanimously, delivered a landmark judgment in which it dismissed the government of Botswana’s appeal against a Gaborone High Court decision which allowed for the registration of the Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals Organisation of Botswana (LEGABIBO). This case is a victory for the advancement…
Tashwill Esterhuizen
Mar 18, 2016