Monica Tabengwa

lawyer and researcher on LGBTIQ issues

Monica Tabengwa is a lawyer and researcher from Botswana who works for Pan-Africa ILGA and Human Rights Watch (HRW). She is a specialist on LGBT issues in sub-Saharan Africa

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  • To advocate for legal change, which we do, it should not matter what your sexual orientation is
  • The court ruled unanimously on March 16 that standing in the way of the group’s registration as an organization was “to deny their personhood... to deny their humanity, their dignity,” For me, this was very personal. The right to legal recognition is the most basic right you can have.
  • Art is one of the key means we can use to document and showcase our history. Films, documentaries- all are meaningful in our struggle.
    • .Monica Tabengwa Empowering LGBTIQ Activists Globally (22 March 2016) Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  • The Zambian government should take immediate action against government officials who make discriminatory statements against LGBT people, or arrest or detain them, The attacks on LGBT people need to stop. Monica Tabengwa Zambia :Stop prosecuting people for homosexuality. (May 20,2013) Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  • The Botswana High Court decision is a milestone in the fight for LGBT people’s right to equality under the law. Monica Tabengwa Botswana Court allows LGBT rights group to formally register, Elizabeth LaForgia, (25 November 2014) Retrieved 4 November 2021.

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