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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…

Staff Writer11 June 2019

Botswana Equality Rights LGBTIQ+Research Reports & Policy Briefs

Research Report: The impact of laws criminalising same-sex relationships in Botswana

In commemoration of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (17 May), Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana (LEGABIBO), the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC), the UNDP and Open Society Initiative…

Staff Writer18 May 2018

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