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A panel of three judges has dismissed an application by same-sex couples in Namibia for their foreign spouses to live and work in the country. The judges of

A panel of three judges has dismissed an application by same-sex couples in Namibia for their foreign spouses to live and work in the country. The judges of

Namibia's High Court ruled against two gay couples fighting for recognition of their marriages, with the judge saying she agreed with them but was bound by the nation's prohibition of same-sex relations.

A Namibian court Thursday refused to recognise same-sex marriages performed in other countries, even as the judge expressed sympathy for the couples who brought the case. Two couples married outside of Namibia had asked the High Court to recognise their unions. But High Court judge Hannelie Prinsloo said she was bound by a Supreme Court […]

WINDHOEK -Namibias High Court ruled on Thursday against two gay couples fighting for recognition of their marriages, with the judge saying she agreed with them but was bound by the nations...

Namibias High Court on Thursday ruled against two gay couples fighting for their marriages to be recognised under domestic law.

Namibia High Court to pronounce on immigration rights of same-sex partners

The Namibian High Court is set to rule on an application for the right of non-Namibian same-sex spouses to live and work in the country.

When Phillip Lühl and Guillermo Delgado went to court in Namibia, they weren’t trying to become activists. The couple, who were married in South Africa, simply wanted to live together with their children, as a family, in Mr. Lühl’s native Namibia.  But as their case and another similar one wind through the courts, they are drawing renewed focus to laws that criminalize LGBTQ people – such as lack of recognition for same-sex marriages. In recent years, similar restrictions have begun t...