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The High Court of Namibia ruled that the common law offences of sodomy and unnatural sexual offences are unconstitutional, as they unfairly discriminate against gay men based on sex and sexual orientation, violating their rights to equality, dignity, and privacy. The court emphasized that criminalizing consensual sexual conduct between adult males in private is unjustifiable in a democratic society and perpetuates stigma and discrimination. Consequently, the court declared these laws invalid and ordered the

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