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LGBT activists in ‘disbelief’ after Botswana strikes down laws criminalising homosexuality
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The court ruled unanimously to strike down sections of Botswana’s penal code that punished homosexuality with up to seven years in prison on the basis they were unconstitutional. “Human dignity is harmed when minority groups are marginalised,” Judge Michael Leburu told a packed courtroom in the capital Gaborone, adding that the ban was “discriminatory”.
The decision came as a major victory for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists in Botswana, who have long fought to
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