Botswana's High Court has ruled to decriminalize homosexuality, overturning a colonial-era law that punished gay sex by up to seven years in prison
JOHANNESBURG - Botswana decriminalized homosexuality on Tuesday, with the High Court overturning a colonial-era law that punished gay sex by up to seven years in prison.
The case, which local media reported had been brought by a university student, argued the government should do away with the law in light of a changed society where homosexuality was more widely accepted. Botswana’s ruling comes after Kenya’s high court upheld its law banning gay sex, keeping same sex relations punishable by 14 years in jail, drawing strong criticism from the United Nations and rights activists.
President Mokgweetsi Masisi also signaled his support for same-sex relations in a speech in December 2018, where he said LGBT citizens deserve to have their rights protected.
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