Current Version
| Region | Dominican Republic |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | Jun 30, 2021 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The old penal code stipulated that a person could not be fired, discriminated against or harassed in a work environment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. When revising the penal code, a small change was made in the penal code. A small section was eliminated and summarized to remove the protection for LGBT people in the Dominican Republic. The new code was approved on June 30th. Article 186 of the new Criminal Code criminalizes the crime of "discrimination" and punishes acts such as refusing to provide a person with a good or service, hindering an economic activity or refusing to hire him because of his origin, age, sex, race, economic condition or religion, among other reasons. |
| Sources | Spanish Resources https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/diputados-dominicanos-quitan-la-discriminaci%C3%B3n-a-lgtbi-del-nuevo-c%C3%B3digo-penal/46750096 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/revuelo-en-redes-porque-quitan-del-nuevo-codigo-penal-la-discriminacion-por-orientacion-sexual-y-genero-NE27236847 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/politica/codigo-penal-eximiria-de-pena-por-discriminacion-por-preferencia-u-orientacion-sexual-o-genero-CC27253436 English Resources https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/new-penal-code-sparks-protests-human-rights-groups-dominican-republic-avqe/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/30/dominican-republic-court-reviews-laws-against-gay-sex https://raceandequality.org/resources/dominican-republic-activists-and-the-lgbti-community-fight-for-the-senate-not-to-approve-the-penal-code-that-excludes-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-as-grounds-for-discrimination/ |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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edited by jadeywadey. dates and description
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| Start Date | Jun 23, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 |
| Description | The old penal code stipulated that a person could not be fired, discriminated against or harassed in a work environment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. When revising the penal code, a small change was made in the penal code. A small section was eliminated and summarized to remove the protection for LGBT people in the Dominican Republic. Article 186 of the new Criminal Code criminalizes the crime of "discrimination" and punishes acts such as refusing to provide a person with a good or service, hindering an economic activity or refusing to hire him because of his origin, age, sex, race, economic condition or religion, among other reasons. | The old penal code stipulated that a person could not be fired, discriminated against or harassed in a work environment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. When revising the penal code, a small change was made in the penal code. A small section was eliminated and summarized to remove the protection for LGBT people in the Dominican Republic. The new code was approved on June 30th. Article 186 of the new Criminal Code criminalizes the crime of "discrimination" and punishes acts such as refusing to provide a person with a good or service, hindering an economic activity or refusing to hire him because of his origin, age, sex, race, economic condition or religion, among other reasons. |
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| Sources | Spanish Resources https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/diputados-dominicanos-quitan-la-discriminaci%C3%B3n-a-lgtbi-del-nuevo-c%C3%B3digo-penal/46750096 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/revuelo-en-redes-porque-quitan-del-nuevo-codigo-penal-la-discriminacion-por-orientacion-sexual-y-genero-NE27236847 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/politica/codigo-penal-eximiria-de-pena-por-discriminacion-por-preferencia-u-orientacion-sexual-o-genero-CC27253436 English Resources https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/new-penal-code-sparks-protests-human-rights-groups-dominican-republic-avqe/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/30/dominican-republic-court-reviews-laws-against-gay-sex | Spanish Resources https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/diputados-dominicanos-quitan-la-discriminaci%C3%B3n-a-lgtbi-del-nuevo-c%C3%B3digo-penal/46750096 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/revuelo-en-redes-porque-quitan-del-nuevo-codigo-penal-la-discriminacion-por-orientacion-sexual-y-genero-NE27236847 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/politica/codigo-penal-eximiria-de-pena-por-discriminacion-por-preferencia-u-orientacion-sexual-o-genero-CC27253436 English Resources https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/new-penal-code-sparks-protests-human-rights-groups-dominican-republic-avqe/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/30/dominican-republic-court-reviews-laws-against-gay-sex https://raceandequality.org/resources/dominican-republic-activists-and-the-lgbti-community-fight-for-the-senate-not-to-approve-the-penal-code-that-excludes-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-as-grounds-for-discrimination/ |
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edited by jadeywadey. source formatting and description
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| Description | The old penal code stipulated that a person could not be fired, discriminated against or harassed in a work environment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity because it could proceed legally but after the change that was made on June 23, 2021 in the lower chamber this small section was eliminated and summarized to remove the protection for LGBT people in the Dominican Republic Article 186 of the new Criminal Code criminalizes the crime of "discrimination" and punishes acts such as refusing to provide a person with a good or service, hindering an economic activity or refusing to hire him because of his origin, age, sex, race, economic condition or religion, among other reasons. | The old penal code stipulated that a person could not be fired, discriminated against or harassed in a work environment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. When revising the penal code, a small change was made in the penal code. A small section was eliminated and summarized to remove the protection for LGBT people in the Dominican Republic. Article 186 of the new Criminal Code criminalizes the crime of "discrimination" and punishes acts such as refusing to provide a person with a good or service, hindering an economic activity or refusing to hire him because of his origin, age, sex, race, economic condition or religion, among other reasons. |
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| Sources | Spanish Resources https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/diputados-dominicanos-quitan-la-discriminaci%C3%B3n-a-lgtbi-del-nuevo-c%C3%B3digo-penal/46750096 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/revuelo-en-redes-porque-quitan-del-nuevo-codigo-penal-la-discriminacion-por-orientacion-sexual-y-genero-NE27236847 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/politica/codigo-penal-eximiria-de-pena-por-discriminacion-por-preferencia-u-orientacion-sexual-o-genero-CC27253436 English Resources https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/new-penal-code-sparks-protests-human-rights-groups-dominican-republic-avqe/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/30/dominican-republic-court-reviews-laws-against-gay-sex | Spanish Resources https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/diputados-dominicanos-quitan-la-discriminaci%C3%B3n-a-lgtbi-del-nuevo-c%C3%B3digo-penal/46750096 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/revuelo-en-redes-porque-quitan-del-nuevo-codigo-penal-la-discriminacion-por-orientacion-sexual-y-genero-NE27236847 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/politica/codigo-penal-eximiria-de-pena-por-discriminacion-por-preferencia-u-orientacion-sexual-o-genero-CC27253436 English Resources https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/new-penal-code-sparks-protests-human-rights-groups-dominican-republic-avqe/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/30/dominican-republic-court-reviews-laws-against-gay-sex |
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edited by jadeywadey. oops - mistake in my last entry
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| Description | The old one penal code stipulated that a person could not be fired, discriminated against or harassed in a work environment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity because it could proceed legally but after the change that was made on June 23, 2021 in the lower chamber this small section was eliminated and summarized to remove the protection for LGBT people in the Dominican Republic Article 186 of the new Criminal Code criminalizes the crime of "discrimination" and punishes acts such as refusing to provide a person with a good or service, hindering an economic activity or refusing to hire him because of his origin, age, sex, race, economic condition or religion, among other reasons. | The old penal code stipulated that a person could not be fired, discriminated against or harassed in a work environment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity because it could proceed legally but after the change that was made on June 23, 2021 in the lower chamber this small section was eliminated and summarized to remove the protection for LGBT people in the Dominican Republic Article 186 of the new Criminal Code criminalizes the crime of "discrimination" and punishes acts such as refusing to provide a person with a good or service, hindering an economic activity or refusing to hire him because of his origin, age, sex, race, economic condition or religion, among other reasons. |
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edited by jadeywadey. grammar and phrasing
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| Description | The old one stipulated that a person could not be fired, discriminated against or harassed in a work environment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity because it could proceed legally but after the change that was made on June 23, 2021 in the lower chamber this small section was eliminated and summarized to remove the protection for thousands of LGBT people in the Dominican Republic Article 186 of the new Criminal Code criminalizes the crime of "discrimination" and punishes acts such as refusing to provide a person with a good or service, hindering an economic activity or refusing to hire him because of his origin, age, sex, race, economic condition or religion, among other reasons. | The old one penal code stipulated that a person could not be fired, discriminated against or harassed in a work environment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity because it could proceed legally but after the change that was made on June 23, 2021 in the lower chamber this small section was eliminated and summarized to remove the protection for LGBT people in the Dominican Republic Article 186 of the new Criminal Code criminalizes the crime of "discrimination" and punishes acts such as refusing to provide a person with a good or service, hindering an economic activity or refusing to hire him because of his origin, age, sex, race, economic condition or religion, among other reasons. |
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edited by jadeywadey. wrong date used
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| Start Date | Jan 23, 2021 | Jun 23, 2021 |
edited by sashaelfxp. This section has been edited to include resources on the news of the new criminal code paragraph 2 article 186 in English.
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| Sources | https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/diputados-dominicanos-quitan-la-discriminaci%C3%B3n-a-lgtbi-del-nuevo-c%C3%B3digo-penal/46750096 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/revuelo-en-redes-porque-quitan-del-nuevo-codigo-penal-la-discriminacion-por-orientacion-sexual-y-genero-NE27236847 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/politica/codigo-penal-eximiria-de-pena-por-discriminacion-por-preferencia-u-orientacion-sexual-o-genero-CC27253436 | Spanish Resources https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/diputados-dominicanos-quitan-la-discriminaci%C3%B3n-a-lgtbi-del-nuevo-c%C3%B3digo-penal/46750096 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/revuelo-en-redes-porque-quitan-del-nuevo-codigo-penal-la-discriminacion-por-orientacion-sexual-y-genero-NE27236847 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/politica/codigo-penal-eximiria-de-pena-por-discriminacion-por-preferencia-u-orientacion-sexual-o-genero-CC27253436 English Resources https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/new-penal-code-sparks-protests-human-rights-groups-dominican-republic-avqe/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/30/dominican-republic-court-reviews-laws-against-gay-sex |
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edited by sashaelfxp. A great stir has been caused on social networks by the modification to article 186 of the new Criminal Code that classifies the crime of “discrimination”, because it eliminates sexual orientation and gender as two assumptions for the crime and replaces them with “other reasons'' which don't specify anthing of the lgbt community.
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| Value | (REMOVED) | No protections |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | No protections |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2000 | Jan 23, 2021 |
| Description | While no law offers explicit protection on the basis of sexual orientation in employment, it could be argued that Article 2 of the General Law on Youth (Law No. 49) (2000), which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, could apply to employment matters. However, this law only protects youth between 14 and 25 years of age. | The old one stipulated that a person could not be fired, discriminated against or harassed in a work environment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity because it could proceed legally but after the change that was made on June 23, 2021 in the lower chamber this small section was eliminated and summarized to remove the protection for thousands of LGBT people in the Dominican Republic Article 186 of the new Criminal Code criminalizes the crime of "discrimination" and punishes acts such as refusing to provide a person with a good or service, hindering an economic activity or refusing to hire him because of his origin, age, sex, race, economic condition or religion, among other reasons. |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | https://juventud.gob.do/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ley-general-de-juventud-49-00-ministerio-de-la-juventud-republica-dominicana.pdf | https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/diputados-dominicanos-quitan-la-discriminaci%C3%B3n-a-lgtbi-del-nuevo-c%C3%B3digo-penal/46750096 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/revuelo-en-redes-porque-quitan-del-nuevo-codigo-penal-la-discriminacion-por-orientacion-sexual-y-genero-NE27236847 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/politica/codigo-penal-eximiria-de-pena-por-discriminacion-por-preferencia-u-orientacion-sexual-o-genero-CC27253436 |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. PDF For General Law on Youth
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| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 224) | https://juventud.gob.do/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ley-general-de-juventud-49-00-ministerio-de-la-juventud-republica-dominicana.pdf |
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| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | 2000 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | While no law offers explicit protection on the basis of sexual orientation in employment, it could be argued that Article 2 of the General Law on Youth (Law No. 49) (2000), which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, could apply to employment matters. However, this law only protects youth between 14 and 25 years of age. |
| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 224) |