decriminalisation of same sex acts

11 Jun 2019 Tag: decriminalisation of same sex acts Tashwill Esterhuizen
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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28 Feb 2016 Tag: decriminalisation of same sex acts Staff Writer
Malawi: Litigation to decriminalise consensual same-sex sexual acts...

In September 2013, the Blantyre High Court issued a notice requesting amicus curiae submissions on whether the offence of sodomy is constitutional. SALC assisted a local organisation, the Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA), to file a submission which…

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