Current Version
| Region | Gambia |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) |
| Start Date | Sep 10, 2014 |
| End Date | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Description | In 2014 the Criminal Code was updated to allow sentences of up life imprisonment for "aggrevated homosexuality". This provision remained in force until the Criminal Offences Act 2025 was enacted. |
| Sources | Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, 2014 https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/related_material/Gambia%20Criminal%20Code%20Act%202014.pdf Criminal Offences Act 2025 https://moj.gov.gm/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Assent-Copy-Criminal-Offences-Act-2025-Passed-28th-March-2025.pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/gambia/ https://allafrica.com/stories/201409101335.html |
Revision History (2)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | (none) | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Description | In 2014 the Criminal Code was updated to allow sentences of up life imprisonment for "aggrevated homosexuality". | In 2014 the Criminal Code was updated to allow sentences of up life imprisonment for "aggrevated homosexuality". This provision remained in force until the Criminal Offences Act 2025 was enacted. |
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| Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/gambia/ https://allafrica.com/stories/201409101335.html | Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, 2014 https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/related_material/Gambia%20Criminal%20Code%20Act%202014.pdf Criminal Offences Act 2025 https://moj.gov.gm/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Assent-Copy-Criminal-Offences-Act-2025-Passed-28th-March-2025.pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/gambia/ https://allafrica.com/stories/201409101335.html |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) |
| Start Date | Sep 10, 2014 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2014 the Criminal Code was updated to allow sentences of up life imprisonment for "aggrevated homosexuality". |
| Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/gambia/ https://allafrica.com/stories/201409101335.html |