CARMEL RICKARD: Tailwinds for the rainbow flag in Africa
Two recent judgments in support of gay rights have come out of apex courts in Africa — one, in Kenya, safeguarding freedom of association, the other declaring a portion of the Mauritian penal code unconstitutional
12 October 2023 - 05:00
This has been an almost schizophrenic week in the history of gay rights in Africa — and the courts have been at the centre of it.
In Kenya, conservative Muslims — an estimated 10% of the population is Muslim — protested outside the supreme court on Friday, complaining about its recent decision that will allow official registration of the National Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC). The judgment found it unconstitutional to deny the organisation the right to associate on the basis of its members’ sexual orientation. ..
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