Protecting the human rights of sexual minorities in contemporary Africa /
Protecting the human rights of sexual minorities in contemporary Africa /
Sylvie Namwase & Adrian Jjuuko (editors).
- [Pretoria] : Pretoria University Law Press, PULP, 2017.
- xx, 323 pages 25 cm
"List of laws": pages xiv-xvi. "List of cases": pages xvii-xx.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-323).
Pt. I. Introduction -- Sexual minorities rights in Africa : What does it mean to be human; and who gets to decide? -- pt. II. Regulation of sexual orientation in Pre-Colonial Africa -- A triple heritage of sexuality? Regulation of sexual orientation in Africa in historic perspective -- pt III. Country context -- Culture versus homosexuality : can a right 'from' culture be claimed in Ugandan courts? Decriminalization of homosexuality in Kenya : the prospects and challenges -- Somewhere over the rainbow : the continued struggle for the realisation of lesbian and gay rights in South Africa -- First class Constitution, second class citizen : exploring the adoption of the third-gender category in South Africa -- The suppression of sexual minorities rights : a case study of Zimbabwe -- A psycho-legal reflection on issue surrounding the LGBTI community in Mauritius -- The legal status of LGBTI rights in Botswana and its implications for social justice -- Human rights and the criminalisation of same-sex marriage (Prohibition) act -- Protecting same-sex rights in Nigeria : case note on Teriah Joseph Ebah v Federal Government in Nigeria -- The status of sexual minority rights in Cameroon -- pt. IV. The African human rights system -- The protection and promotion of LGBTI rights in the African region human rights system : opportunities and challenges.
Human rights.
Human rights--Africa.
Sexual minorities.
Sexual minorities--Africa.
Human rights.
Sexual minorities.
Africa.
HQ73 .A35 / .P76 2017
"List of laws": pages xiv-xvi. "List of cases": pages xvii-xx.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-323).
Pt. I. Introduction -- Sexual minorities rights in Africa : What does it mean to be human; and who gets to decide? -- pt. II. Regulation of sexual orientation in Pre-Colonial Africa -- A triple heritage of sexuality? Regulation of sexual orientation in Africa in historic perspective -- pt III. Country context -- Culture versus homosexuality : can a right 'from' culture be claimed in Ugandan courts? Decriminalization of homosexuality in Kenya : the prospects and challenges -- Somewhere over the rainbow : the continued struggle for the realisation of lesbian and gay rights in South Africa -- First class Constitution, second class citizen : exploring the adoption of the third-gender category in South Africa -- The suppression of sexual minorities rights : a case study of Zimbabwe -- A psycho-legal reflection on issue surrounding the LGBTI community in Mauritius -- The legal status of LGBTI rights in Botswana and its implications for social justice -- Human rights and the criminalisation of same-sex marriage (Prohibition) act -- Protecting same-sex rights in Nigeria : case note on Teriah Joseph Ebah v Federal Government in Nigeria -- The status of sexual minority rights in Cameroon -- pt. IV. The African human rights system -- The protection and promotion of LGBTI rights in the African region human rights system : opportunities and challenges.
Human rights.
Human rights--Africa.
Sexual minorities.
Sexual minorities--Africa.
Human rights.
Sexual minorities.
Africa.
HQ73 .A35 / .P76 2017