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Namibia's high court strikes down laws criminalising gay sex

Dozens of people cheer and dance as they take part in the Namibian LGBTQ+ pride parade in the streets of Windhoek in July 2017. AFP - HILDEGARD TITUS

Namibia's high court on Friday struck down colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex acts between men in a victory for the LGBTQ+ community in the southern African country.

The court in the capital Windhoek declared the crimes of sodomy and "unnatural sexual offences" as unconstitutional and invalid.

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