Namibian activist Friedel Duasab is challenging the criminalisation of same-sex relationships under common law in his country.

Namibian activist Friedel Duasab is challenging the criminalisation of same-sex relationships under common law in his country.

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A Namibian LGBTQIA+ activist is challenging the country’s anti-sodomy law.

Friedel Dausab’s lawyers argued in the Namibian High Court in Windhoek on Tuesday that Namibia’s criminalisation of same-sex marriage under common law is discriminatory and unconstitutional.

According to Positive Vibes Trust, a Namibian human rights organisation supporting Dausab’s case and the LGBTQIA+ community, Dausab filed the case in June last year. 

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