High court judges in Botswana have ruled that laws criminalising same-sex relations are unconstitutional and should be struck down, in a major victory for gay rights campaigners in Africa. “This is a historic ruling for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Botswana,” said Gunilla Carlsson, executive director of UNAids. Thato Game Tsie, an outreach worker, said scrapping the anti-gay laws would help the community access healthcare and treatment more easily. Angola, Mozambique and the Seychelles have scrapped anti-gay laws in recent years. In Tanzania, authorities in Dar es Salaam, the biggest city, have launched a series of crackdowns on gay people in recent years.

Source: The Guardian June 11, 2019 10:38 UTC