Mauritius Supreme Court Decriminalizes Gay Sex in Landmark Decision
Advocates hailed the decision on the African island nation while the court disparaged the law’s British colonial era origins in its ruling.
October 04 2023 9:46 PM
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Advocates hailed the decision on the African island nation while the court disparaged the law’s British colonial era origins in its ruling.
Four others have been arrested under the new law passed in May.
Same-sex relations are already illegal in the country.
The east African nation’s leader had earlier described queer people as “deviations from nature.”