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Eswatini Court Hears LGBTI Group's Seventh-Year Challenge to Nonprofit Registration Denial
Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities has pursued formal registration since 2019. The case remains before the courts as of June 2026 following repeated rejections and appeals.
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Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities' application to register as a nonprofit organization remains before the courts as of June 22, 2026, AllAfrica reported. The group has sought formal status for seven years. The organization first submitted its application in 2019 and saw it rejected.
It challenged the decision in the high court. In 2023 the Supreme Court ruled the registrar's approach unconstitutional and directed the relevant minister to reconsider the application. The minister of commerce, industry and trade declined the application again in September 2024.
The minister cited Swazi customary law, which does not recognize same-sex relationships. In August 2025 the group returned to court to contest those grounds. Sisanda Mavimbela, co-director of programmes and advocacy for the group, has continued preparing court documents in Manzini, Eswatini's second-largest city.
The organization works to advance LGBTI rights.
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