Entry #18546: LGBT discrimination in Belize

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RegionBelize
IssueLGBT discrimination
StatusNo protections
Start Date(unknown)
End DateDec 29, 2019
DescriptionUntil 2019, there were no protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Belize.
Sourceshttps://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Belize_2011
https://www.thepinknews.com/2016/08/10/belize-supreme-court-strikes-down-law-criminalising-homosexuality/
https://www.humandignitytrust.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/Judgment-Orozco-v-The-Attorney-General-of-Belize.pdf
https://www.humandignitytrust.org/news/belize-court-upholds-finding-that-lgbt-people-are-protected-by-non-discrimination-laws-major-victory-for-human-rights/
https://www.humandignitytrust.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/CIVIL-APPEAL-32-OF-2016-JUDGEMENT-30-Dec-19_compressed.pdf


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Original entry
StatusNo protections
Start Date(unknown)
End DateDec 29, 2019
DescriptionUntil 2019, there were no protections from discrimination provided to LGBTIQ+ people in Belize.
Sourceshttps://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Belize_2011 https://www.thepinknews.com/2016/08/10/belize-supreme-court-strikes-down-law-criminalising-homosexuality/ https://www.humandignitytrust.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/Judgment-Orozco-v-The-Attorney-General-of-Belize.pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/news/belize-court-upholds-finding-that-lgbt-people-are-protected-by-non-discrimination-laws-major-victory-for-human-rights/ https://www.humandignitytrust.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/CIVIL-APPEAL-32-OF-2016-JUDGEMENT-30-Dec-19_compressed.pdf