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| Region | Uruguay |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jul 9, 2003 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2003, Uruguay passed Law 17,677 which prohibited hate crimes and incitement to hate on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity. |
| Sources | https://futurefreespeech.org/global-handbook-on-hate-speech-laws/#post-1391-_Toc56591688 https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-desarrollo-social/sites/ministerio-desarrollo-social/files/documentos/publicaciones/1771.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date and fixing description.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jul 9, 2003 |
| Description | Article 149bis: Incitement to hatred, contempt or violence towards certain people: Anyone who publicly, or by any means suitable for its public diffusion, incites hatred, contempt, or any form of moral or physical violence against one or more people because of the colour of their skin, race, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation or sexual identity, will be punished with three to eighteen months' imprisonment. | In 2003, Uruguay passed Law 17,677 which prohibited hate crimes and incitement to hate on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity. |
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| Sources | https://futurefreespeech.org/global-handbook-on-hate-speech-laws/#post-1391-_Toc56591688 | https://futurefreespeech.org/global-handbook-on-hate-speech-laws/#post-1391-_Toc56591688 https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-desarrollo-social/sites/ministerio-desarrollo-social/files/documentos/publicaciones/1771.pdf |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 149bis: Incitement to hatred, contempt or violence towards certain people: Anyone who publicly, or by any means suitable for its public diffusion, incites hatred, contempt, or any form of moral or physical violence against one or more people because of the colour of their skin, race, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation or sexual identity, will be punished with three to eighteen months' imprisonment. |
| Sources | https://futurefreespeech.org/global-handbook-on-hate-speech-laws/#post-1391-_Toc56591688 |