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| Region | Eswatini |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Feb 22, 1907 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Eswatini, there are no explicit laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. However, there have been cases as recent as 2022 ruling the NGOs for LGBTIQ+ rights cannot register as homosexuality is illegal since 1907. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eswatini/ https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Judgement-ESGM-case.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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| Value | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Feb 22, 1907 |
| Description | In Swaziland, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In Eswatini, there are no explicit laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. However, there have been cases as recent as 2022 ruling the NGOs for LGBTIQ+ rights cannot register as homosexuality is illegal since 1907. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eswatini/ | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eswatini/ https://www.southernafricalitigationcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Judgement-ESGM-case.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding a source.
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eswatini/ |