19 Aug 2020
Botswana
SALC and LEGABIBO hosting a Virtual Dialogue...
SALC and LEGABIBO will host a virtual dialogue on 21 August. To attend, please register here.
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13 Jan 2020
Botswana
SALC Journal Article: Decriminalisation of consensual same-sex sexual acts and t...
In the African Human Rights Law Journal, SALC's Tashwill Esterhuizen, examines the recent judgment in Letsweletse Motshidiemang v The Attorney-General in which the High Court of Botswana decriminalised consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults. While many elements of the decision…
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25 Sep 2019
Botswana
News Release: LEGABIBO is disappointed by the Attorney General’s Decision to A...
In a unanimous decision, on 11 June 2019, Justices A.B Tafa, M Leburu and J. Dube decriminalised same-sex sexual acts/conduct among consenting adults in private. Sections 164, 165 and 167 of Botswana’s Penal Code outlawed ‘carnal knowledge of any person…
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13 Jun 2019
Botswana
SALC IN THE NEWS: Incremental gains and public activism pave the way for decrimi...
The Daily Maverick Incremental gains and public activism pave way the way for decriminalisation of same-sex sexual conduct in Botswana By Tashwill Esterhuizen The recent Botswana court victory, which will bring enormous benefits to the LGBT community in Botswana and…
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11 Jun 2019
Botswana
News Release: Botswana high court decriminalises consensual same-sex sexual cond...
On Tuesday, 11 June 2019, a full bench of the Botswana High Court issued a ground-breaking judgment, decriminalising same-sex sexual conduct between consenting adults. In a unanimous decision, Justices A.B Tafa, M. Leburu and J. Dube found that sections 164(a),…
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11 Jun 2019
Botswana
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…
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05 Mar 2019
Botswana
Media Advisory: Botswana High Court to Hear Constitutionality of Offences which ...
On Thursday, 14 March 2019, a full bench of the Botswana High Court, sitting before the Honourable Judge A.B Tafa, the Honourable Judge M. Leburu and the Honourable Judge J. Dube, will hear a case challenging the constitutionality of sections…
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25 Dec 2018
Botswana
Botswana: Access to Information Request...
In 2017, the Botswana Gazette requested information from the Water Utilities Corporation relating to a report which had been commissioned on the blocking of the flow of water from the Gaborone Dam. On 22 June 2017, the applicant filed an…
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06 Dec 2018
Botswana
News Release: Botswana High Court sets Hearing Date on Constitutionality of Offe...
A full bench of the Botswana High Court, sitting before the Honourable Judge A.B Tafa, the Honourable Judge M. Leburu and the Honourable Judge J. Dube has ordered that the hearing challenging the constitutionality of sections 164(a), 164(c) and 167…
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31 Oct 2018
Botswana
Botswana Court Decision amounts to a Step in the Right Direction in ensuring the...
The recent decision of the Botswana Court of Appeal in the case of GMJ v Attorney General clarifying the limits of the law regarding the prescription of medical negligence claims, is an important decision, not only in general, but as…
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