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| Region | Equatorial Guinea |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Jul 8, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Equatorial Guinea, there are no explicit laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics in spite of the extremely oppressive environment. However, the government denies registration to LGBTIQ+ organisations and LGBTIQ+ people are frequently arrested under delinquency, social disruption and deviance laws. There are also restrictions on freedom of assembly. This began in 2019 when Decree No. 94 was sanctioned, defining homosexuality as a practice that "threatens the moral identity of the social majority". |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/equatorial-guinea/ https://revistaobserverdotcom.wordpress.com/2021/08/01/politicas-leyes-discursos-e-iniciativas-anti-lgtbiq-en-guinea-ecuatorial/ https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5c5b3d21055de3235de4f742/5fd3f510db239117c9a1d289_Homofobia%20de%20Estado%20en%20Guinea%20Ecuatorial%20.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jul 8, 2019 |
| Description | In Equatorial Guinea, there are no explicit laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics in spite of the extremely oppressive environment. However, the government denies registration to LGBTIQ+ organisations and LGBTIQ+ people are frequently arrested under delinquency, social disruption and deviance laws. There are also restrictions on freedom of assembly. | In Equatorial Guinea, there are no explicit laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics in spite of the extremely oppressive environment. However, the government denies registration to LGBTIQ+ organisations and LGBTIQ+ people are frequently arrested under delinquency, social disruption and deviance laws. There are also restrictions on freedom of assembly. This began in 2019 when Decree No. 94 was sanctioned, defining homosexuality as a practice that "threatens the moral identity of the social majority". |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/equatorial-guinea/ | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/equatorial-guinea/ https://revistaobserverdotcom.wordpress.com/2021/08/01/politicas-leyes-discursos-e-iniciativas-anti-lgtbiq-en-guinea-ecuatorial/ https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/5c5b3d21055de3235de4f742/5fd3f510db239117c9a1d289_Homofobia%20de%20Estado%20en%20Guinea%20Ecuatorial%20.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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| Value | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Description | In Equatorial Guinea, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics in spite of the extremely oppressive environment. However, the government denies registration to LGBTIQ+ organisations. | In Equatorial Guinea, there are no explicit laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics in spite of the extremely oppressive environment. However, the government denies registration to LGBTIQ+ organisations and LGBTIQ+ people are frequently arrested under delinquency, social disruption and deviance laws. There are also restrictions on freedom of assembly. |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding source and a bit more info.
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| Description | In Equatorial Guinea, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In Equatorial Guinea, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics in spite of the extremely oppressive environment. However, the government denies registration to LGBTIQ+ organisations. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/equatorial-guinea/ | |
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| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Equatorial Guinea, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. |
| Sources | (empty) |
Reports (2)
- Newer law has been passed "The discussion is prohibited. "
- Status is not correct