Current Version
| Region | North Macedonia |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | May 28, 2020 |
| End Date | Oct 29, 2020 |
| Description | On 14 May 2020, Constitutional Court of North Macedonia repealed the Law on Prevention and Protection from Discrimination on procedural grounds, meaning that LGBT people were no longer (explicitly) protected group. The only protection existed in laws that prohibited discrimination in certain areas of life and mentioned sexual orientation or gender identity as a basis. |
| Sources | https://www.ilga-europe.org/news/joint-statement-decision-constitutional-court-north-macedonia-repeal-law-prevention-protection-against-discrimination/ https://ustavensud.mk/?p=19246 |
Revision History (4)
Revision by Aleksandar. Description and status changes
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal in some contexts |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Illegal in some contexts |
| Description | On 14 May 2020, Constitutional Court of North Macedonia repealed the Law on Prevention and Protection from Discrimination on procedural grounds, meaning that LGBT people were no longer (explicitly) protected group. The only protection was provided by the Constitution, which prohibited discrimination in general without mentioning sexual orientation or gender identity as a basis. | On 14 May 2020, Constitutional Court of North Macedonia repealed the Law on Prevention and Protection from Discrimination on procedural grounds, meaning that LGBT people were no longer (explicitly) protected group. The only protection existed in laws that prohibited discrimination in certain areas of life and mentioned sexual orientation or gender identity as a basis. |
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Revision by Aleksandar. Corrections.
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | No protections | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (NONE) | May 28, 2020 |
| End Date | May 14, 2018 | Oct 29, 2020 |
| Description | North Macedonia repealed the law on prevention of and protection against discrimination, meaning that LGBT people are no longer a protected group. | On 14 May 2020, Constitutional Court of North Macedonia repealed the Law on Prevention and Protection from Discrimination on procedural grounds, meaning that LGBT people were no longer (explicitly) protected group. The only protection was provided by the Constitution, which prohibited discrimination in general without mentioning sexual orientation or gender identity as a basis. |
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| Sources | https://www.ilga-europe.org/news/joint-statement-decision-constitutional-court-north-macedonia-repeal-law-prevention-protection-against-discrimination/ | https://www.ilga-europe.org/news/joint-statement-decision-constitutional-court-north-macedonia-repeal-law-prevention-protection-against-discrimination/ https://ustavensud.mk/?p=19246 |
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Revision by Canadianstudent03. Putting an end date
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | May 14, 2020 | May 14, 2018 |
Reports (1)
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Revision by Pizzaslices412653
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Start Date | May 14, 2020 | (NONE) |
| End Date | (NONE) | May 14, 2020 |