Entry #4305: Right to change legal gender in Democratic Republic of the Congo

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RegionDemocratic Republic of the Congo
IssueRight to change legal gender
StatusIllegal
Start Datepast
End Datenow
DescriptionThere is no laws allowing you to change your legal gender in DRC.
Sources"Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo" https://cdn.sida.se/app/uploads/2021/05/07083458/rights-of-lgbt-persons-drc.pdf


Revision History (6)

Revision by Notdog1996. Incorrect status

Old Value New Value (Current)
Value(REMOVED)Illegal
Value SpecialAmbiguousIllegal
NoteNo Laws in Place.There is no laws allowing you to change your legal gender in DRC.
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No Laws in Place. There is no laws allowing you to change your legal gender in DRC.

Revision by JuliaB. No Laws in Place.

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ValueIllegal(REMOVED)
Value Special(REMOVED)Ambiguous
NoteThere is no way to legally change your gender in the Democratic Republic Of Congo . No Laws in Place.
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There is no way to legally change your gender in the Democratic Republic Of Congo . No Laws in Place.
Reports (1)
  • Status is not correct "The legal change of gender marker is illegal as no law exists so basically not allowed at all. Ambiguous which means unclear can not be used in this case as no mention of this possibility have been mentioned anywhere in the Laws"

Revision by Notdog1996. Adding a source

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NoteThere is No Legal Identity Change in the Democratic Republic Of Congo . There is no way to legally change your gender in the Democratic Republic Of Congo .
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There is No Legal Identity Change in the Democratic Republic Of Congo . no way to legally change your gender in the Democratic Republic Of Congo .
Sources"Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo""Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo"
https://cdn.sida.se/app/uploads/2021/05/07083458/rights-of-lgbt-persons-drc.pdf
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"Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo" Congo" https://cdn.sida.se/app/uploads/2021/05/07083458/rights-of-lgbt-persons-drc.pdf

Revision by Muhammadaji2022

Old Value New Value
ValueLegal, no restrictionsIllegal
NoteMissing non binary options on documents.There is No Legal Identity Change in the Democratic Republic Of Congo .
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Missing non binary options on documents. There is No Legal Identity Change in the Democratic Republic Of Congo .
Sources"Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo"
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"Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo"
Reports (1)
  • Status is not correct "actually, you have the right to change genders. Congo recognizes people ever without the surgery to change gender."

Revision by Ausyk

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NoteNoMissing non binary options on documents.
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No Missing non binary options on documents.
SourcesNo
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No
Reports (1)
  • Status is not correct

Revision by Ausyk

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ValueIllegalLegal, no restrictions

Ausyk created this entry.