Current Version
| Region | Pakistan |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Pakistan does not provide legal protection from hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity nationwide. However, some provinces do. Explicit protections from hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity are in place in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. |
| Sources | THE KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA SENTENCING ACT, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20250622144756/https://kpcode.kp.gov.pk/uploads/THE_KHYBER_PAKHTUNKHWA_SENTENCING_ACT_2021.pdf The Punjab Sentencing Act 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20240622120640/http://punjablaws.gov.pk/laws/2756.html https://mjlawuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/THE-PUNJAB-SENTENCING-ACT-2019-XXXIV-of-2019.pdf https://theworld.org/stories/2016/07/30/being-gay-pakistan-where-anti-gay-serial-killers-are-applauded https://www.vice.com/en/article/transphobic-attacks-trans-women-murdered-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-pakistan/ |
Revision History (2)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | No protections | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | No protections | Varies by Region |
| Description | No laws protect LGBT people from hate crimes, reportedly such crimes are quite pervasive. | Pakistan does not provide legal protection from hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity nationwide. However, some provinces do. Explicit protections from hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity are in place in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. |
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| Sources | https://theworld.org/stories/2016/07/30/being-gay-pakistan-where-anti-gay-serial-killers-are-applauded https://www.vice.com/en/article/transphobic-attacks-trans-women-murdered-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-pakistan/ | THE KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA SENTENCING ACT, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20250622144756/https://kpcode.kp.gov.pk/uploads/THE_KHYBER_PAKHTUNKHWA_SENTENCING_ACT_2021.pdf The Punjab Sentencing Act 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20240622120640/http://punjablaws.gov.pk/laws/2756.html https://mjlawuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/THE-PUNJAB-SENTENCING-ACT-2019-XXXIV-of-2019.pdf https://theworld.org/stories/2016/07/30/being-gay-pakistan-where-anti-gay-serial-killers-are-applauded https://www.vice.com/en/article/transphobic-attacks-trans-women-murdered-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-pakistan/ |
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | No laws protect LGBT people from hate crimes, reportedly such crimes are quite pervasive. |
| Sources | https://theworld.org/stories/2016/07/30/being-gay-pakistan-where-anti-gay-serial-killers-are-applauded https://www.vice.com/en/article/transphobic-attacks-trans-women-murdered-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-pakistan/ |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "There are explicit protections from hate crimes based on sexual orientation or gender identity in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
https://mjlawuniverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/THE-PUNJAB-SENTENCING-ACT-2019-XXXIV-of-2019.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20250622144756/https://kpcode.kp.gov.pk/uploads/THE_KHYBER_PAKHTUNKHWA_SENTENCING_ACT_2021.pdf"