Human rights violations and sodomy laws in Africa: A study of the discriminatory laws and inhumane legislation and its impact on the health and safety of the LGBTI community within the criminal justice cluster

From sodomy laws in the apartheid era, to the institutionalisation of section 9 (3); (which is a protection order in the South African Constitution), which prevents total discrimination of persons based on race, gender, and sexual orientation; the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender an...

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Autor principal:	Julia M. Matetoa-Mohapi
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Publicado:	AOSIS 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:201fee1b8e5f461db4932192757d53582021-11-24T07:40:40ZHuman rights violations and sodomy laws in Africa: A study of the discriminatory laws and inhumane legislation and its impact on the health and safety of the LGBTI community within the criminal justice cluster0259-94222072-805010.4102/hts.v77i2.6915https://doaj.org/article/201fee1b8e5f461db4932192757d53582021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/6915https://doaj.org/toc/0259-9422https://doaj.org/toc/2072-8050From sodomy laws in the apartheid era, to the institutionalisation of section 9 (3); (which is a protection order in the South African Constitution), which prevents total discrimination of persons based on race, gender, and sexual orientation; the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community, and their health and safety are not guaranteed when imprisoned for any crime that they may have committed. Sodomy was a common law crime in South Africa and despite the protection order South Africa still suffers from the disparaging homophobic tendencies from communities who are unsympathetic to the plight of the LGBTI. Through politics, religion and social aspects in South Africa and the African continent, there are great exclusionary measures. Human rights violations against the LGBTI in Africa has an ominous history including discrimination, persecution and prosecution of the LGBTI community. In most African countries, where being gay or being part of the LGBTI community is regarded as a crime, there is no guarantee that the LGBTI’s physical health and safety will be protected by the penal system when imprisoned. This article aims to look at the anti-gay laws that are still existing in most of the African countries; their discriminatory and inhumane stance and how that stance has an impact on the health and safety of the LGBTI community within the criminal justice cluster and specifically, within the penal system. The article will unpack the homophobic and exclusionary measures created by African countries towards the LGBTI community. The colonial era anti-gay laws are still applied in some African countries wherein these countries claim that homosexuality is un-African and ungodly. It seems to be a confusing stance as Christianity and the Bible were introduced by the colonisers. The article will in addition discuss the policies on the treatment, categorisation and health of prisoners and whether these policies cater for the LGBTI community within the criminal justice cluster. Contribution: Recommendations that will come out of this article will explore possibilities of transformation of legislation, policies and rules such as the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the treatment of prisoners that should cater to the needs and the protection of the LGBTI community when incarcerated.Julia M. Matetoa-MohapiAOSISarticlehuman rightsoffenderlgbtihealthtreatmentcategorisationsodomyun mandela rulesun standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisonerscriminal justice clusterThe BibleBS1-2970Practical TheologyBV1-5099AFENNLHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies , Vol 77, Iss 2, Pp e1-e12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	human rights offender lgbti health treatment categorisation sodomy un mandela rules un standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners criminal justice cluster The Bible BS1-2970 Practical Theology BV1-5099 Julia M. Matetoa-Mohapi Human rights violations and sodomy laws in Africa: A study of the discriminatory laws and inhumane legislation and its impact on the health and safety of the LGBTI community within the criminal justice cluster
description	From sodomy laws in the apartheid era, to the institutionalisation of section 9 (3); (which is a protection order in the South African Constitution), which prevents total discrimination of persons based on race, gender, and sexual orientation; the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community, and their health and safety are not guaranteed when imprisoned for any crime that they may have committed. Sodomy was a common law crime in South Africa and despite the protection order South Africa still suffers from the disparaging homophobic tendencies from communities who are unsympathetic to the plight of the LGBTI. Through politics, religion and social aspects in South Africa and the African continent, there are great exclusionary measures. Human rights violations against the LGBTI in Africa has an ominous history including discrimination, persecution and prosecution of the LGBTI community. In most African countries, where being gay or being part of the LGBTI community is regarded as a crime, there is no guarantee that the LGBTI’s physical health and safety will be protected by the penal system when imprisoned. This article aims to look at the anti-gay laws that are still existing in most of the African countries; their discriminatory and inhumane stance and how that stance has an impact on the health and safety of the LGBTI community within the criminal justice cluster and specifically, within the penal system. The article will unpack the homophobic and exclusionary measures created by African countries towards the LGBTI community. The colonial era anti-gay laws are still applied in some African countries wherein these countries claim that homosexuality is un-African and ungodly. It seems to be a confusing stance as Christianity and the Bible were introduced by the colonisers. The article will in addition discuss the policies on the treatment, categorisation and health of prisoners and whether these policies cater for the LGBTI community within the criminal justice cluster. Contribution: Recommendations that will come out of this article will explore possibilities of transformation of legislation, policies and rules such as the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the treatment of prisoners that should cater to the needs and the protection of the LGBTI community when incarcerated.
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title	Human rights violations and sodomy laws in Africa: A study of the discriminatory laws and inhumane legislation and its impact on the health and safety of the LGBTI community within the criminal justice cluster
title_short	Human rights violations and sodomy laws in Africa: A study of the discriminatory laws and inhumane legislation and its impact on the health and safety of the LGBTI community within the criminal justice cluster
title_full	Human rights violations and sodomy laws in Africa: A study of the discriminatory laws and inhumane legislation and its impact on the health and safety of the LGBTI community within the criminal justice cluster
title_fullStr	Human rights violations and sodomy laws in Africa: A study of the discriminatory laws and inhumane legislation and its impact on the health and safety of the LGBTI community within the criminal justice cluster
title_full_unstemmed	Human rights violations and sodomy laws in Africa: A study of the discriminatory laws and inhumane legislation and its impact on the health and safety of the LGBTI community within the criminal justice cluster
title_sort	human rights violations and sodomy laws in africa: a study of the discriminatory laws and inhumane legislation and its impact on the health and safety of the lgbti community within the criminal justice cluster
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Human rights violations and sodomy laws in Africa: A study of the discriminatory laws and inhumane legislation and its impact on the health and safety of the LGBTI community within the criminal justice cluster

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