botswana s government had gone to the high court in an attempt to overturn the country s 2019 landmark ruling decriminalising homosexuality, but the high court upheld the previous law. prompting jubilation and some years. and some tears. before 2019, anyone caught in a gay relationship could be sentenced to seven years injail. this unanimousjudgment confirms, said thejudge, that criminalising such individuals violated their constitutional rights to dignity, liberty, privacy and equality. the high court s ruling is final. today sjudgment is awe inspiring indeed, because it is going to change the lives of many people in our country. it is really an opportunity for the lgbtq immunity to change the status quo in our country. botswana is one of a very small group of african nations to have decriminalised homosexuality.
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in southern africa, a court in botswana has upheld a decision to decriminalise homosexuality, meaning same sex relationships will continue to be legal. the government had challenged the original ruling, butjudges ruled unanimously that the criminalisation of same sex relationships violated constitutional rights. gail maclellan reports. the appeal is dismissed. and botswana made human rights history. applause. botswana s government had gone to the high court in an attempt to overturn the country s 2019 landmark ruling decriminalising homosexuality, but the high court upheld the previous law. prompting jubilation and some tears. before 2019, anyone caught in a gay relationship could be sentenced to seven