Current Version
Region | Burundi |
Issue | Serving openly in military |
Status | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Start Date | Apr 22, 2009 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Although there is no law explicitly prohibiting LGBTIQ+ people from serving in the military of Burundi, the criminalisation of homosexuality in 2009 inhibits the ability for them to be open about it in practice. |
Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/burundi/ https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/national-practice/military-penal-code-1980 |
Revision History (11)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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0 Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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Value | Illegal | Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
Start Date | (unknown) | Apr 22, 2009 |
Description | Homosexuality is illegal. | Although there is no law explicitly prohibiting LGBTIQ+ people from serving in the military of Burundi, the criminalisation of homosexuality in 2009 inhibits the ability for them to be open about it in practice. |
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Sources | (See sources listed for homosexual activity.) | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/burundi/ https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/national-practice/military-penal-code-1980 |
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edited by JordanB3047
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0 Old Value | New Value | |
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Value | Legal | Illegal |
Description | No restrictions on lgbt serving. | Homosexuality is illegal. |
Sources | (See sources listed for homosexual activity.) |
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Description | Missing discrimination protections. | No restrictions on lgbt serving. |
Sources | No |
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Value | Don't Ask, Don't Tell | Legal |
Description | Unofficial don't ask don't tell | Missing discrimination protections. |
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Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
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Value | Illegal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
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Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
Special Status | Illegal | Ambiguous |