Current Version
| Region | Bahrain |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Mar 20, 1976 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Bahrain may consider homosexuality as "immoral", although homosexual activity is not explicitly illegal. However there has been documented cases of arrests being made towards homosexual people on virtue of them being homosexuals |
| Sources | http://www.track.unodc.org/LegalLibrary/LegalResources/Bahrain/Laws/Bahrain%20Penal%20Code%201976.pdf http://www.gcchumanrights.org/lgbt.html http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Persecution_of_Homosexuals_(Bahrain) https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#bahrain |
Revision History (6)
Revision by danlev. Reverting to revision #20974: Reverting edit as user did not provide any context. Also adding source from duplicate deleted post
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Legal |
| Start Date | Oct 20, 2018 | Mar 20, 1976 |
| Description | Illegal under morality law 327, punished by up to 17 years in jail, fines, and deporatation | Bahrain may consider homosexuality as "immoral", although homosexual activity is not explicitly illegal. However there has been documented cases of arrests being made towards homosexual people on virtue of them being homosexuals |
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| Sources | https://menarights.org/sites/default/files/2016-12/BHR_PenalCode_1976.EN_.pdf | http://www.track.unodc.org/LegalLibrary/LegalResources/Bahrain/Laws/Bahrain%20Penal%20Code%201976.pdf http://www.gcchumanrights.org/lgbt.html http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Persecution_of_Homosexuals_(Bahrain) https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#bahrain |
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Revision by tut. update
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Mar 20, 1976 | Oct 20, 2018 |
| Description | Bahrain may consider homosexuality as "immoral", although homosexual activity is not explicitly illegal. However there has been documented cases of arrests being made towards homosexual people on virtue of them being homosexuals | Illegal under morality law 327, punished by up to 17 years in jail, fines, and deporatation |
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| Sources | http://www.track.unodc.org/LegalLibrary/LegalResources/Bahrain/Laws/Bahrain%20Penal%20Code%201976.pdf http://www.gcchumanrights.org/lgbt.html http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Persecution_of_Homosexuals_(Bahrain) | https://menarights.org/sites/default/files/2016-12/BHR_PenalCode_1976.EN_.pdf |
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Revision by Antinousosiris
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Legal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "from source, status should be imprisonnement as punishment instead"
- Status is not correct "It is misleading to have the status as legal"
Revision by vviet93
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | Bahrain may consider homosexuality as "immoral", although homosexual activity is not explicitly illegal. | Bahrain may consider homosexuality as "immoral", although homosexual activity is not explicitly illegal. However there has been documented cases of arrests being made towards homosexual people on virtue of them being homosexuals |
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| Sources | http://www.track.unodc.org/LegalLibrary/LegalResources/Bahrain/Laws/Bahrain%20Penal%20Code%201976.pdf http://www.gcchumanrights.org/lgbt.html http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf | http://www.track.unodc.org/LegalLibrary/LegalResources/Bahrain/Laws/Bahrain%20Penal%20Code%201976.pdf http://www.gcchumanrights.org/lgbt.html http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Persecution_of_Homosexuals_(Bahrain) |
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Reports (3)
- Sources are invalid or broken
- Other "Not able to access links"
- Status is not correct "it is legal."
Revision by jbmacluckie
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | Bahrain may consider homosexuality as "immoral", although homosexual activity is not explicitly illegal. | |
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| Sources | http://www.track.unodc.org/LegalLibrary/LegalResources/Bahrain/Laws/Bahrain%20Penal%20Code%201976.pdf http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf | http://www.track.unodc.org/LegalLibrary/LegalResources/Bahrain/Laws/Bahrain%20Penal%20Code%201976.pdf http://www.gcchumanrights.org/lgbt.html http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf |
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Revision by jbmacluckie
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| Sources | http://www.track.unodc.org/LegalLibrary/LegalResources/Bahrain/Laws/Bahrain%20Penal%20Code%201976.pdf | http://www.track.unodc.org/LegalLibrary/LegalResources/Bahrain/Laws/Bahrain%20Penal%20Code%201976.pdf http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "It is illegal. No law to recognize and regulate same-sex relationships. People caught performing same-sex actions are subject to imprisonment. "