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Kenya’s High Court on Friday upheld a ban on gay sex.
The Kenyan Penal Code makes it a felony to have “carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature” or to commit “gross indecency.” The sentence for these offenses ranges from 5-21 years in prison.
Kenya’s Constitution guarantees human dignity and freedom from discrimination. However, the justices determined that these laws were not discriminatory and rejected that the statutes discourage people from seeking HIV treatment.
Kenyan civil rights group, the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, plans to appeal the ruling.
After the recent recognition of The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission as an NGO, advocates were hopeful that the court would rule in their favor.
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The Kenyan Penal Code makes it a felony to have “carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature” or to commit “gross indecency.” The sentence for these offenses ranges from 5-21 years in prison.
Kenya’s Constitution guarantees human dignity and freedom from discrimination. However, the justices determined that these laws were not discriminatory and rejected that the statutes discourage people from seeking HIV treatment.
Kenyan civil rights group, the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, plans to appeal the ruling.
After the recent recognition of The National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission as an NGO, advocates were hopeful that the court would rule in their favor.
The post Kenya High Court upholds gay sex ban appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.
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Note: We don't have any responsibilities about this news. Its been posted here by Feed Reader and we had no controls and checking on it. And because News posted here will be deleted automatically after 21 days, threads are closed so that no one spend time to post and discuss here. You can always check the source and discuss in their site.