{"id":35487,"date":"2023-10-08T09:55:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T09:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/mauritius-repeals-colonial-era-anti-homosexuality-law"},"modified":"2023-10-08T10:34:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T10:34:40","slug":"mauritius-repeals-colonial-era-anti-homosexuality-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/mauritius-repeals-colonial-era-anti-homosexuality-law","title":{"rendered":"Mauritius repeals colonial-era anti-homosexuality law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>On Wednesday, the country\u2019s Supreme Court declared that Section 250 of the Mauritian Criminal Code, which dates back to 1898, was unconstitutional. Under the law, individuals found guilty of engaging in same-sex relations were at risk of being jailed for up to five years.<\/p>\n<p>In its ruling, the Supreme Court stated that the abolished law did not \u201creflect any indigenous Mauritian values but was inherited as part of our colonial history from Britain\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"div-gpt-ad-In-Article-Top\"><\/a>The decision to repeal the anti-homosexuality law goes back to October 2019, when four young Mauritians from the rights group Young Queer Alliance filed a legal challenge against the anti-homosexuality law for \u201cviolating their fundamental rights and freedom\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations and several human rights groups have commended the ruling. <a name=\"div-gpt-ad-In-Article-Middle\"><\/a>\u201cThe UN welcomes the decision of Mauritius to join the growing list of African countries protecting the human rights of everyone, including LGBTQI+ people,\u201d UNAids said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>With the ruling, Mauritius joins the growing list of African countries that have either decriminalised or legalised same-sex relationships, including Angola, Botswana, Seychelles and Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\">Mauritius<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. On Wednesday, the country\u2019s Supreme Court declared that Section 250 of the Mauritian Criminal Code, which dates back to 1898, was unconstitutional. Under the law, individuals found guilty of engaging in same-sex relations were at risk of being jailed for up to five years. 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