Botswana Court Hears Bid to Scrap Antigay Laws


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The High Court in Botswana on Thursday started hearing an application seeking to decriminalise homosexuality, in a landmark case for Africa’s legal response to same-sex relationships. Botswana is touted as one of Africa’s most democratic nations, yet homosexuality is outlawed under the country’s penal code of 1965.

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