Uploaded March 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On the 12th of March 2012 LEGABIBO was denied the right to register as an NGO. According to the Director of the Department of Civil and National registration, Botswana does not recognise homosexuals and that the objectives of the organisations are contrary to section7(2) of the law.
On 14th of November 2014 LEGABIBO won the case. The judge rule that they had the right to be registered. According to Anneke Meerkotter from the Southern African Litigation Centre "This judgement was a historical one that would help other similar cases in Africa"
On the 12th of March 2012 LEGABIBO was denied the right to register as an NGO. According to the Director of the Department of Civil and National registration, Botswana does not recognise homosexuals and that the objectives of the organisations are contrary to section7(2) of the law.
On 14th of November 2014 LEGABIBO won the case. The judge rule that they had the right to be registered. According to Anneke Meerkotter from the Southern African Litigation Centre "This judgement was a historical one that would help other similar cases in Africa"
