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| Region | Republic of the Congo |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1947 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 331 from the 1947 Penal Code, defines an unequal age of consent with the age of consent for homosexual acts being 21 and punishable with jail (6 months to 3 years) and a fine. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20120611181908/http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2012.pdf https://www.legal-tools.org/doc/6e09fe/pdf - Article 172 (Section 3) |
Revision History (8)
edited by jadeywadey. Added sources (penal code PDF)
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20120611181908/http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2012.pdf | https://web.archive.org/web/20120611181908/http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2012.pdf https://www.legal-tools.org/doc/6e09fe/pdf - Article 172 (Section 3) |
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edited by jadeywadey. Added description and sources
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | Article 331 from the 1947 Penal Code, defines an unequal age of consent with the age of consent for homosexual acts being 21 and punishable with jail (6 months to 3 years) and a fine. | |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20120611181908/http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2012.pdf |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 1948 | Jan 1, 1947 |
| Description | No | |
| Sources | No |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct ""The minimum age for consensual sex is 18"
https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2011/af/186185.htm
If it's unequal "since Jan 1, 1947"....where's the link?"
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Unequal | Equal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1947 | Jan 1, 1948 |