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JOINT STATEMENT: BOTSWANA COURT OF APPEAL SETS A DATE FOR DECRIMINALISATION JUDGEMENT FOR 29 NOVEMBER 2021

On Monday, 29 November 2021, the Botswana Court of Appeal will issue a judgment on the decriminalisation case, Motshidiemang v Attorney General, the matter in which Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana (LEGABIBO), with support assistance from the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), was admitted as amicus curiae (friend of…

Agnes Mondlane26 Nov 2021

Articles and Opinions Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association Sex Worker Rights SOGIE Rights Zambia

SALC IN THE NEWS: HOMOSEXUAL CASE REFERRED TO HIGH COURT

The Lusaka Magistrate’s Court ruled today that the criminal case against HIV activist Paul Kasonkomona should be transferred to the High Court for a hearing on the constitutional issues raised by the defence around the freedom of expression. Kasonkomona was arrested in April 2013 and charged with violating section 178(g)…

Staff Writer22 May 2013

Articles and Opinions Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association SOGIE Rights Zambia

SALC IN THE NEWS: PAUL KASONKOMONA FIGHTS FOR FAIR TRIAL

The GroundUp Paul Kasonkomona, an HIV/Aids activist based in Zambia, appeared in the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court today (15 May) on charges of idle and disorderly behaviour. He was arrested last month after calling on the Zambian government to decriminalise homosexuality and to respect the human rights of gay people, prisoners,…

Staff Writer15 May 2013

JOINT STATEMENT: BOTSWANA COURT OF APPEAL SETS A DATE FOR DECRIMINALISATION JUDGEMENT FOR 29 NOVEMBER 2021

SALC IN THE NEWS: HOMOSEXUAL CASE REFERRED TO HIGH COURT

SALC IN THE NEWS: PAUL KASONKOMONA FIGHTS FOR FAIR TRIAL

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