Current Version
| Region | Namibia |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Not enforced (decriminalization pending) |
| Sources | http://lib.ohchr.org/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session10/NA/JS1_JointSubmission-eng.pdf http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Namíbiában hatályon kívül helyezték a törvényt ezért jogilag nem büntethet?. "
Revision History (7)
Revision by DuffdeNecker
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | Male illegal, female legal |
Revision by DuffdeNecker
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Male illegal, female legal | Legal |
Revision by Antinousosiris
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Not enforced | Not enforced (decriminalization pending) |
Revision by Antinousosiris
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Male illegal, female legal |
| Note | According to a Submission in the UPR review of Namibia: "Homosexuality per se is not illegal in Namibia, however anal sex between two males has been considered illegal under common law sodomy provisions inherited as part of the Roman-Dutch law by the time of Namibia’s of independence. The law is silent on consensual sex between two women." | Not enforced |
Revision by vviet93
| Old Value | New Value |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Read the Legal Assistance Centre, a Namibian NGO's, report on LGBT rights. There are cases of arreat, albeit few with no trials."
Revision by danlev
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | According to a Submission in the UPR review of Namibia: "Homosexuality per se is not illegal in Namibia, however anal sex between two males has been considered illegal under common law sodomy provisions inherited as part of the Roman-Dutch law by the time of Namibia’s of independence. The law is silent on consensual sex between two women." | According to a Submission in the UPR review of Namibia: "Homosexuality per se is not illegal in Namibia, however anal sex between two males has been considered illegal under common law sodomy provisions inherited as part of the Roman-Dutch law by the time of Namibia’s of independence. The law is silent on consensual sex between two women." |
Revision by danlev
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | According to a Submission in the UPR review of Namibia: "Homosexuality per se is not illegal in Namibia, however anal sex between two males has been considered illegal under common law sodomy provisions inherited as part of the Roman-Dutch law by the time of Namibia’s of independence. The law is silent on consensual sex between two women." | According to a Submission in the UPR review of Namibia: "Homosexuality per se is not illegal in Namibia, however anal sex between two males has been considered illegal under common law sodomy provisions inherited as part of the Roman-Dutch law by the time of Namibia’s of independence. The law is silent on consensual sex between two women." |