Tag: Mauritius

Number of nations with laws against gay sex falls to 66

Number of nations with laws against gay sex falls to 66

The number of nations with laws against gay sex has fallen to 66, continuing the slow, decades-long progress toward recognition of the human right [...]
African island nation Mauritius overturns anti-sodomy law

African island nation Mauritius overturns anti-sodomy law

The Supreme Court of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius today overturned the Mauritian law against consensual sexual intercourse between [...]
Mauritius: Island nation’s Supreme Court weighs sodomy law

Mauritius: Island nation’s Supreme Court weighs sodomy law

The Supreme Court of the island nation of Mauritius, off the east coast of Africa, is deliberating whether to overturn the country's law that provides [...]
Mauritius activists seek to overturn anti-gay law

Mauritius activists seek to overturn anti-gay law

Four LGBT rights activists in the island nation of Mauritius off the east coast of Africa are taking legal action against that country's anti-gay law. [...]
Angola’s neighbors may copy its repeal of anti-gay law

Angola’s neighbors may copy its repeal of anti-gay law

Angola's repeal of its anti-gay law last month could lead to the repeal of all remaining anti-homosexuality laws in southern Africa, an international [...]
Threats blocked Mauritius Pride; petitioners say ‘Enough!’

Threats blocked Mauritius Pride; petitioners say ‘Enough!’

The organizers of the canceled Pride March in the offshore East African island nation of Mauritius are seeking international support to persuade their [...]
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