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| Region | Seychelles |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Apr 13, 2006 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Seychelles provides protection against discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation since 2006. The National Anti-Bullying Policy and Strategy for Primary, Secondary Schools and Professional Centres (2018) includes specific sections referred to homophobic bullying (Section 2.1.2(iii), Section 2.2, paragraph 4, and Section 4.3). On 18 September 2024, the Seychelles National Assembly passed the Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2024. It bans hate-motivated offences by introducing the element of hate as an aggravating factor to any underlying offences. The hate crimes and hate speech provisions specifically include sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20210519144416/http://www.education.gov.sc/Downloads/Policies%20and%20Strategic%20Plans/Anti%20Bullying%20Policy%20and%20Strategy%2013-3-18.pdf https://www.gazette.sc/sites/default/files/2024-10/Act%2013%20-%202024%20-%20Penal%20Code%20%28Amendment%29%20Act%202024.pdf https://www.nation.sc/archive/213401/new-labour-measures-to-protect-workers |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Reverting to revision #56798: no it should not
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| Value | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts |
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal |
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| Start Date | 2006 | Apr 13, 2006 |
| Description | Legal protection against discirmination in employment.based on sexual orientation since 2006 The National Anti-Bullying Policy and Strategy for Primary, Secondary Schools and Professional Centres (2018) includes specific sections referred to homophobic bullying (Section 2.1.2(iii), Section 2.2, paragraph 4, and Section 4.3). On 18 September 2024, the Seychelles National Assembly passed the Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2024. It bans hate-motivated offences by introducing the element of hate as an aggravating factor to any underlying offences. The hate crimes and hate speech provisions specifically include sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. | Seychelles provides protection against discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation since 2006. The National Anti-Bullying Policy and Strategy for Primary, Secondary Schools and Professional Centres (2018) includes specific sections referred to homophobic bullying (Section 2.1.2(iii), Section 2.2, paragraph 4, and Section 4.3). On 18 September 2024, the Seychelles National Assembly passed the Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2024. It bans hate-motivated offences by introducing the element of hate as an aggravating factor to any underlying offences. The hate crimes and hate speech provisions specifically include sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20210519144416/http://www.education.gov.sc/Downloads/Policies%20and%20Strategic%20Plans/Anti%20Bullying%20Policy%20and%20Strategy%2013-3-18.pdf https://www.gazette.sc/sites/default/files/2024-10/Act%2013%20-%202024%20-%20Penal%20Code%20%28Amendment%29%20Act%202024.pdf | https://web.archive.org/web/20210519144416/http://www.education.gov.sc/Downloads/Policies%20and%20Strategic%20Plans/Anti%20Bullying%20Policy%20and%20Strategy%2013-3-18.pdf https://www.gazette.sc/sites/default/files/2024-10/Act%2013%20-%202024%20-%20Penal%20Code%20%28Amendment%29%20Act%202024.pdf https://www.nation.sc/archive/213401/new-labour-measures-to-protect-workers |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | 2006 |
| Description | Sexual Orientation in employment. The National Anti-Bullying Policy and Strategy for Primary, Secondary Schools and Professional Centres (2018) includes specific sections referred to homophobic bullying (Section 2.1.2(iii), Section 2.2, paragraph 4, and Section 4.3). | Legal protection against discirmination in employment.based on sexual orientation since 2006 The National Anti-Bullying Policy and Strategy for Primary, Secondary Schools and Professional Centres (2018) includes specific sections referred to homophobic bullying (Section 2.1.2(iii), Section 2.2, paragraph 4, and Section 4.3). On 18 September 2024, the Seychelles National Assembly passed the Penal Code (Amendment) Act 2024. It bans hate-motivated offences by introducing the element of hate as an aggravating factor to any underlying offences. The hate crimes and hate speech provisions specifically include sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20210519144416/http://www.education.gov.sc/Downloads/Policies%20and%20Strategic%20Plans/Anti%20Bullying%20Policy%20and%20Strategy%2013-3-18.pdf | https://web.archive.org/web/20210519144416/http://www.education.gov.sc/Downloads/Policies%20and%20Strategic%20Plans/Anti%20Bullying%20Policy%20and%20Strategy%2013-3-18.pdf https://www.gazette.sc/sites/default/files/2024-10/Act%2013%20-%202024%20-%20Penal%20Code%20%28Amendment%29%20Act%202024.pdf |
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| Description | Sexual Orientation in employment only. | Sexual Orientation in employment. The National Anti-Bullying Policy and Strategy for Primary, Secondary Schools and Professional Centres (2018) includes specific sections referred to homophobic bullying (Section 2.1.2(iii), Section 2.2, paragraph 4, and Section 4.3). |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20210519144416/http://www.education.gov.sc/Downloads/Policies%20and%20Strategic%20Plans/Anti%20Bullying%20Policy%20and%20Strategy%2013-3-18.pdf | |