Current Version
| Region | Botswana |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jun 10, 1964 |
| End Date | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Description | Fine; up to seven years imprisonment. Although same-sex sexual acts remain illegal, their prosecution is rare according to a 2004 publication. |
| Sources | http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Botswana/BW_Penal_Code.pdf http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/ccies/pdf/ccies-botswana.pdf |
Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed
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Revision History (2)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jun 10, 1964 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Fine; up to seven years imprisonment. Although same-sex sexual acts remain illegal, their prosecution is rare according to a 2004 publication. |
| Sources | http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Botswana/BW_Penal_Code.pdf http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/ccies/pdf/ccies-botswana.pdf |
Reports (27)
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "Recently it's now legal"
- Status is not correct "Homosexuality has been legalized in Botswana in 2019, "current status" section of the webpage isn't up-to-date. "
- Newer law has been passed
- Status is not correct "Legal now "
- Status is not correct "It was struck down in 2019 by the court of Botswana."
- Status is not correct "Legal status remains intact while awaiting ruling from the Court of Appeals"
- Status is not correct "Jun 11 2019. Was legalised"
- Date is incorrect "Date is now up to current date "
- Status is not correct "Homosexual activity is actually legal in Botswana"
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "Should be legal as of June 11 2019"
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "As of 11th of June it has become legal"
- Status is not correct "June 11, 2019 change "
- Status is not correct "Botswana decriminalized homosexuality on June 11, 2019 by Botswana's High Court. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48594162"
- Newer law has been passed "On 11 June 2019, the High Court of Botswana struck down laws criminalising male homosexual relations. See: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/11/africa/botswana-lgbtq-ruling-intl/index.html"
- Status is not correct "Homosexuality is legal in Botswana as of June 11, 2019. "
- Status is not correct "The laws criminalizing homosexuality were struck down by the courts yesterday.
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/11/731576727/botswanas-high-court-rules-homosexuality-is-not-a-crime"
- Status is not correct "Botswana Decriminalized it today "
- Status is not correct "Botswana just decriminalized gay sex "
- Status is not correct