The Mauritius Supreme Court has heard key evidence in a landmark case challenging the 183-year-old criminalisation of same-sex sexuality. Abdool Ridwan Firaas Ah Seek, a 31-year-old human rights activist, has asked the court to consider the constitutionality of Section 250.
While cases of people being convicted under Section 250 are rare today, the law dates back to 1838 and is a relic of Mauritius’ colonial past.
Those found “guilty of the crime of sodomy” could face a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment. Ah Seek is being supported in his endeavour by the Collectif Arc-En-Ciel (CAEC), the largest and longest-standing organisation in Mauritius championing the human rights of LGBT people.
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