Human rights group, The Lesbians, Gays & Bisexuals of Botswana (LEGABIBO) has won a landmark legal case in the country’s High Court, allowing it to be officially registered in the country. According to reports, the court said the government had acted illegally when it banned the group, which prompted the human rights group to take case to the country’s High Court after the Department of Labour and Home Affairs blocked it from registering as an organization.
In the final court hearing, which was held on Friday, November 14, 2014, at the Gaborone High Courts of Botswana, Judge Rannowane, who presided over the case, gave his final judgment in favour of LEGABIBO group to be officially registered. Speaking with BBC, a spokesperson of the group identified as Caine Youngman told the BBC said: ‘I am happy with the judgement – it has sent a message to the government, the entire region and Africa.’ LeGaBiBo (Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana) is the first LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex) organization in Botswana, was founded by Ditshwanelo, the Centre for Human Rights in 1998 as a project. However, due to lack of resources, the project could not be implemented and was therefore inactive until it resurfaced under BONELA Botswana Network on Ethics, Laws and HIV/AIDS)....
[source:thenet]
