Current Version
| Region | Dominican Republic |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | 2000 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation was probited by the General Law on Youth (Law 49/2000) and Article 11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In 2011 Law 135/2011 on HIV/AIDS prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. |
| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf |
Reports (2)
- Newer law has been passed "https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/31/dominican-republic-submission-un-committee-rights-child#:~:text=But%20the%20Dominican%20Republic's%20Chamber,further%20approved%20by%20the%20Senate."
- Newer law has been passed "https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/r-dominicana-lgtbi_diputados-dominicanos-quitan-la-discriminaci%C3%B3n-a-lgtbi-del-nuevo-c%C3%B3digo-penal/46750096"
Revision History (7)
Revision by beeurd
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| Value | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | (NONE) | 2000 |
| Description | All discrimination is illegal. | Protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation was probited by the General Law on Youth (Law 49/2000) and Article 11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In 2011 Law 135/2011 on HIV/AIDS prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal |
| Description | Under anti-discrimination protections for sexual orientation only. | All discrimination is illegal. |
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Reports (7)
- Newer law has been passed "The new penal code approved in 2021 removed sexual orientation and gender identity from the laws against discrimination "
- Status is not correct "As of the 30 of june 2021 dominican Republic decriminalised the discrimination against LGBTQI+ people"
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct
- Sources are invalid or broken
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "The map seems to say DR has no discrimination protections."
Revision by Ausyk
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| Sources | No | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Description | Hate crimes law to include sexual orientation pending. | Under anti-discrimination protections for sexual orientation only. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Description | Only under hate crimes. | Hate crimes law to include sexual orientation pending. |
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | No protections |
Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Description | No | Only under hate crimes. |
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