Namibian court declares law criminalising same-sex relationships unconstitutional

Namibia high court overturns ban on gay sex

LGBTIQA+ rights activists in the African nation of Namibia are celebrating after the country’s high court overturned a ban on gay sex, ruling the law as unconstitutional. Namibia’s laws against homosexual activity were inherited from South Africa when it gained independence in 1990. While South Africa has moved ahead decriminalising homosexuality, it allowed same-sex marriage and created antidiscrimination laws around gender and sexuality, ther…

Namibian court declares laws banning gay sex unconstitutional

The move is a landmark win in the continent, where consensual same-sex activity is prohibited in more than half of 54 African countries.

Namibia Overturns Colonial-Era Sodomy Law in Historic LGBTQ Victory

Namibia Overturns Colonial-Era Sodomy Law in Historic LGBTQ Victory Namibia's High Court has taken a historic step by overturning a colonial-era law that criminalized gay sex between men. The decision, announced on Friday, was celebrated by LGBTQ activists across the southern African nation.The court's ruling came in response to a legal challenge filed by Friedel Dausab, a gay Namibian man. He argued that the law was a vestige of Namibia's colo…

Namibia High Court declares criminalization of sexual acts between males unconstitutional

The Namibian High Court ruled Friday that the law criminalizing “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offences” is incompatible with the right of non-discrimination guaranteed under the Namibian constitution. In the case of Dausab v The Minister of Justice, applicant Friedel Dausab, a Namibian gay man working as an LGBTQ rights activist, stated that he endured hardship by openly living as a gay man. Thus, he decided to bring the claim in order to chall…

Namibian court overturns and declares unconstitutional a law criminalizing gay sex between men

By SONJA SMITH Associated Press WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — A law in Namibia criminalizing gay sex between men has been overturned and declared unconstitutional and illegal by a court, in a victory for LGBTQ campaigners in the southern African nation. Three judges in the High Court in the capital, Windhoek, said in a joint ruling Friday that the law that banned “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offenses” and dated back to the time when Namibia was rul…