Could Namibia decriminalise same-sex relations?
Namibia’s High Court is set to deliver a judgment in May in a case that could see the decriminalisation of gay sex in the southern African country. LGBTQIA+ advocate Friedel Dausab brought the case against the government, arguing that the criminalisation of sodomy and related offences was unconstitutional. Arguments were heard by the court in October. Here is what you need to know. What is Namibia’s law on same-sex relations? The laws under deliberation are common law offences, inherited from the period when Namibia was a South African colony from…
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