Kenya court upholds anal examinations to determine sexual orientation
A Kenyan judge on Thursday upheld the use of anal examinations to determine the sexual orientation of an individual. Judge Mathew Emukule said "I find no violation of human dignity, right to privacy and right to freedom...
The Botswana Court of Appeal on Wednesday ruled that the Home Affairs ministry's refusal to register a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights group was unconstitutional as it violated the right to freedom of association. The Botswana...
JURIST Guest Columnists Anneke Meerkotter of the Southern Africa Litigation Centre and Graeme Reid of Human Rights Watch discuss how recent court rulings in Botswana, Kenya and Zambia illustrate significant progress in human rights in general and in LGBT rights...
Botswana court allows LGBT rights group to formally register
The Botswana High Court on Friday ruled that members of a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights group could formally register their organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced . The ruling was made...
African Union urges members to stand against ICC trials of presidents
The African Union (AU) called Saturday for African countries to "speak with one voice" against the trials of sitting heads of state in the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The statement comes in relation...
Southern African Tribunal Weakened By Endorsment of Mugabe Re-Election
Drew F. Cohen, Constitutional Court of South Africa
Botswana High Court strikes down male-dominated inheritance law system
The High Court of Botswana on Friday struck down longstanding local customary laws that prevented women from inheriting their family home. Judge Key Dingake ruled that such laws are not in line with the...
JURIST Assistant Editor Elizabeth Hand, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, is the chair of the LGBT committee of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law's National Lawyers Guild. Hand argues that sex workers in the US...
The Botswana Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that the indigenous Bushmen , or San, can drill wells in their village in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) , reversing a lower court...
Africa survey sees decline in rights, rule of law despite economic advancements
Many African nations are seeing a decline in democratic rights and the rule of law despite making economic advances, according to a survey Monday by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation . The annual Ibrahim Index of African...
