Current Version
Region | Antigua and Barbuda |
Issue | LGBT discrimination |
Status | Illegal in some contexts |
Start Date | Sep 1, 2020 |
End Date | Jul 5, 2022 |
Description | Pursuant to rule 7(1) of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Sentencing Guidelines) Rules 2019, adopted by Antigua and Barbuda under Statutory Instrument No. 49 (2019), Practice Direction 8E No. 1 (effective 1 September 2020) includes under Section 5(j) the crime of murder motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation among the exceptionally serious crimes that could lead to the imposition of life imprisonment for the perpetrator. |
Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 243) |
Revision History (4)
Revision by SunnyDex. Per Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Ruling
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End Date | (NONE) | Jul 5, 2022 |
Revision by Markissik. Updated status. See source.
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Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
Start Date | (NONE) | Sep 1, 2020 |
Note | Cops force believes that gay people should be locked up | Pursuant to rule 7(1) of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Sentencing Guidelines) Rules 2019, adopted by Antigua and Barbuda under Statutory Instrument No. 49 (2019), Practice Direction 8E No. 1 (effective 1 September 2020) includes under Section 5(j) the crime of murder motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation among the exceptionally serious crimes that could lead to the imposition of life imprisonment for the perpetrator. |
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Sources | https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/03/21/paradise-lost https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#antigua_and_barbuda | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 243) |
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Revision by Ausyk
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Sources | https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/03/21/paradise-lost | https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/03/21/paradise-lost https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#antigua_and_barbuda |
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Revision by Ausyk
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Note | Homosexuality is illegal so no protections. | Cops force believes that gay people should be locked up |
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Sources | No | https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/03/21/paradise-lost |
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