Current Version
| Region | Rwanda |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are no legal provisions that explicitly ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Law relating to the Protection of Personal Data and Privacy (Law 58 of 2021) defines sensitive personal data as information revealing a person’s sexual life. |
| Sources | https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/rw/2021/rw-government-gazette-dated-2021-10-15-no-special.pdf http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf |
Revision History (8)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | There are no legal provisions that explicitly ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. | There are no legal provisions that explicitly ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Law relating to the Protection of Personal Data and Privacy (Law 58 of 2021) defines sensitive personal data as information revealing a person’s sexual life. |
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| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf | https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/rw/2021/rw-government-gazette-dated-2021-10-15-no-special.pdf http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal in some contexts | No protections |
| Description | Sexual orientation under the human rights institute. | There are no legal provisions that explicitly ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1980 | (unknown) |
| Description | No | Sexual orientation under the human rights institute. |
| Sources | No | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf |