Entry #18501: Equal age of consent in Timor-Leste

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RegionTimor-Leste
IssueEqual age of consent
StatusUnequal
Start DateDec 7, 1975
End DateMay 19, 2002
DescriptionDuring the Indonesian occupation of Timor-Leste from 1975 to 2002, homosexuality was not recriminalised but Indonesia had an unequal age of consent at 16 for heterosexuals and 18 for homosexuals.
Sourceshttps://www.globalanimallaw.org/downloads/database/national/indonesia/Indonesia-Penal-Code-1982.pdf
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1144393/1504_1217942804_penal-code-of-indonesia-applicable-to-timor-leste-last-amended-1999.pdf


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Original entry
StatusUnequal
Start DateDec 7, 1975
End DateMay 19, 2002
DescriptionDuring the Indonesian occupation of Timor-Leste from 1975 to 2002, homosexuality was not recriminalised but Indonesia had an unequal age of consent at 16 for heterosexuals and 18 for homosexuals.
Sourceshttps://www.globalanimallaw.org/downloads/database/national/indonesia/Indonesia-Penal-Code-1982.pdf https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1144393/1504_1217942804_penal-code-of-indonesia-applicable-to-timor-leste-last-amended-1999.pdf