Masakhane Project: What Works
The Masakhane project is a project of the Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) and is supported by Lesben - und Schwulenverband in Deutschland (LSVD) and filia, die frauenstiftun. The project’s…
Collective Strides
Written by collectives in Lesotho, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe | Compiled and edited by Varyanne Sika & the Coalition of African Lesbians Everywhere you look in African women’s history there…
COVID-19: This is how we build movements
Welcome to a small exercise in introspection. As we adjust and wrap our hearts, minds and spirits around what it means to be living through a global pandemic as African…
Universal Periodic Review Outcomes: Botswana Statement
Thank you, Mr. President. Action Canada for Population and Development makes this statement on behalf of The Botswana Group for Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women, the Coalition of African Lesbians…
Decriminalisation of same-sex conduct In Botswana marks advancements for sexual rights in Africa
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. The Coalition of African Lesbians salutes the recent decision of Botswana’s Gaborone High Court to strike Section 164, effectively decriminalising same-sex relations in Botswana. We would like…
AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) Statement at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Madame Chair, Commissioners, AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) makes this statement in support of an autonomous group of Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women in Botswana and the…
CAL@HRC38: Statement on civil society response to Botswana UPR
The Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) through our membership and partnership with the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) is participating in the second session of the Human Rights Council of 2018…