Vs.
The Attorney General
What: A three judge bench of the Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the High Court in Nairobi will hear Petition 150 of 2016 as consolidated with Petition 234 of 2016 on decriminalization of the same sex consensual sexual acts.
When: 22 and 23 February 2018.
Where: Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the High Court of Kenya in Nairobi, Court No. 1 on 3rd Floor, Milimani Law Courts.
Why: The petitioners are challenging the provisions of the Penal Code that criminalise same sex consensual activity. KELIN has been admitted as an interested party to support the arguments on how the sections violate the right to health.
Pleadings
- Application to be enjoined as Interested Party
- Petition 234 of 2016.
- Expert affidavit by Prof Anand Grover
- Submissions in support of the petition
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For more information contact:
Carolene Kituku
Advocate for the Interested Party
Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS (KELIN)
4th Floor, Somak Building, Mombasa Road
Tel +254202515790; Cell +254720467396;
Email: ckituku@kelinkenya.org
