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| Region | Mozambique |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jun 22, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 160(g) on aggravated homicide of the Penal Code (Law 24/2019) establishes that the penalty of imprisonment of 20 to 24 years is applied to anyone who causes the death of another person in circumstances that reveal special censure or perversity, especially if the act is motivated by racial, religious, political hatred or hatred generated by the color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity of the victim. |
| Sources | Penal Code https://reformar.co.mz/documentos-diversos/lei-24-2019-lei-de-revisao-do-codigo-penal.pdf |
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| Description | Article 160(g) on aggravated homicide of the Penal Code (Law 24/2019) establishes that the penalty of imprisonment of 20 to 24 years is applied to anyone who causes the death of another person in circumstances that reveal special censure or perversity, especially if the act motivated by racial, religious, political hatred or hatred generated by the color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity of the victim. | Article 160(g) on aggravated homicide of the Penal Code (Law 24/2019) establishes that the penalty of imprisonment of 20 to 24 years is applied to anyone who causes the death of another person in circumstances that reveal special censure or perversity, especially if the act is motivated by racial, religious, political hatred or hatred generated by the color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity of the victim. |
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| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jun 22, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 160(g) on aggravated homicide of the Penal Code (Law 24/2019) establishes that the penalty of imprisonment of 20 to 24 years is applied to anyone who causes the death of another person in circumstances that reveal special censure or perversity, especially if the act motivated by racial, religious, political hatred or hatred generated by the color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity of the victim. |
| Sources | Penal Code https://reformar.co.mz/documentos-diversos/lei-24-2019-lei-de-revisao-do-codigo-penal.pdf |