Namibian court declares law criminalising same-sex relationships unconstitutional
Source: Reuters via France24
Namibian court declares law criminalising same-sex relationships unconstitutional
Issued on: 21/06/2024 - 11:58
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A high court in Namibia on Friday declared unconstitutional two colonial-era laws that criminalised same-sex acts between men, in a landmark win for the LGBTQ community in the southern African nation.
A top Namibian court on Friday struck down the African country's colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex relationships, in a victory for the LGBTQ community.
The high court in the capital, Windhoek, declared the crimes of "sodomy" and "unnatural sexual offences" as "unconstitutional and invalid" in a ruling hailed by LGBTQ rights groups.
"We are not persuaded that in a democratic society such as ours... it is reasonably justifiable to make an activity criminal just because a segment, maybe a majority, of the citizenry consider it to be unacceptable," the judges wrote.
The judgement overturns rarely enforced laws dating back to 1927, ...
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Read more: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20240621-namibian-court-declares-law-criminalising-same-sex-relationships-unconstitutional
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