Entry #19403: Hate crime protections in Punjab

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RegionPunjab
IssueHate crime protections
StatusSexual orientation and gender identity
Start DateDec 10, 2019
End Date(none)
DescriptionUnder the Punjab Sentencing Act 2019, hate crimes against sexual orientation and gender identity are punishable.
SourcesThe 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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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date.

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Start Date2019Dec 10, 2019

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Original entry
StatusSexual orientation and gender identity
Start Date2019
End Date(none)
DescriptionUnder the Punjab Sentencing Act 2019, hate crimes against sexual orientation and gender identity are punishable.
SourcesThe 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/