Current Version
| Region | Somalia |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Apr 3, 1964 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 402 of the Penal Code (1964) of Somalia prohibits the commission of any “obscene act” while Article 403 prohibits the sale, distribution, and exhibition of any “obscene object”. Article 404 deems acts and objectives as “obscene” where they, in the general opinion, are “offensive to modesty”. Article 409, which criminalises same-sex intimacy, is part of the same chapter on “offences against modesty” in the legislation. |
| Sources | http://www.refworld.org/docid/4bc5906e2.html |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (5)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Punishment seems to be imprisonment in the source.
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Other punishment | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Federal Law | No | Yes |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Replacing ILGA source.
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 1964 | Apr 3, 1964 |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/somalia-lgbti | http://www.refworld.org/docid/4bc5906e2.html |
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|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Other punishment |
| Special Status | N/A | Other punishment |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Jan 1, 1964 |
| Description | Unknown.No rules at present. | Article 402 of the Penal Code (1964) of Somalia prohibits the commission of any “obscene act” while Article 403 prohibits the sale, distribution, and exhibition of any “obscene object”. Article 404 deems acts and objectives as “obscene” where they, in the general opinion, are “offensive to modesty”. Article 409, which criminalises same-sex intimacy, is part of the same chapter on “offences against modesty” in the legislation. |
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| Sources | https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/02/somalia-killings-corruption-and-censorship-besiege-media-freedom/ | https://database.ilga.org/somalia-lgbti |
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edited by Muhammadaji2022
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | No censorship | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | No censorship | N/A |
| Description | In Somalia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | Unknown.No rules at present. |
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| Sources | https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/02/somalia-killings-corruption-and-censorship-besiege-media-freedom/ | |