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Namibian High Court Decriminalises the ‘Crime of Sodomy’ and ‘Unnatural Sexual Offences’: A Beacon of Hope for LGBTQIA+ Rights in Africa?
In this post, Wandile Brian Zondo and Nomfundo Ramalekana discuss a recent judgment by the High Court of Namibia declaring the common law crimes of sodomy and unnatural sexual offences unconstitutional, and sequentially invalid. The authors examine how the High Court interpreted the Constitution of Namibia to reach this conclusion and posit that this decision marks a momentous step towards the full realization of LGBTQI+ rights in Namibia and serves as a beacon of hope for the region.
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