Botswana: 'Court Rulings Matter, but It's Sustained Civic Action That Turns Them Into Real Protection'
The repeal follows more than a decade of activism and court rulings, while a marriage equality case is set to reach the High Court in July.
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Botswana: 'Court Rulings Matter, but It's Sustained Civic Action That Turns Them Into Real Protection'
Interview - CIVICUS discusses Botswana's decriminalisation of same-sex relations with Faith Gunda, a Botswana-based law student and human rights defender, a member of the CIVICUS Protest Lab and co-founder of Sisterhood Chain International, a solidarity initiative that supports grassroots groups and amplifies young women's voices.
BOTSWANA: ‘Court Rulings Matter, but It’s Sustained Civic Action That Turns Them into Real Protection’
By CIVICUSJun 12 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses Botswana’s decriminalisation of same-sex relations with Faith Gunda, a Botswana-based law student and human rights defender, a member of the CIVICUS Protest Lab and co-founder of Sisterhood Chain International, a solidarity initiative that supports grassroots groups and amplifies young women’s voices. Faith GundaIn March, Botswana formally removed colonial-era provisions that criminalised same-sex …
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