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| Region | Rwanda |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Oct 15, 2021 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Laws 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. There are some protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity issued by the Government of Rwanda: -Standard Operating Procedures on identifying and safeguarding vulnerable persons under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership, April 2024. -Asylum and humanitarian protection decision making Standard Operating Procedures, April 2024. -Manual on Refugee Appeal Tribunal Standard Operating Procedures, April 2024. |
| Sources | https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/rw/2021/rw-government-gazette-dated-2021-10-15-no-special.pdf https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/rwanda/ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/680a3e36bc942a09683a275f/WITHDRAWN_CIN_RWA_Government_of_Rwanda_evidence.pdf |
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| Description | Laws 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. | Laws 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. There are some protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity issued by the Government of Rwanda: -Standard Operating Procedures on identifying and safeguarding vulnerable persons under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership, April 2024. -Asylum and humanitarian protection decision making Standard Operating Procedures, April 2024. -Manual on Refugee Appeal Tribunal Standard Operating Procedures, April 2024. |
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| Sources | https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/rw/2021/rw-government-gazette-dated-2021-10-15-no-special.pdf https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/rwanda/ | https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/rw/2021/rw-government-gazette-dated-2021-10-15-no-special.pdf https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/rwanda/ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/680a3e36bc942a09683a275f/WITHDRAWN_CIN_RWA_Government_of_Rwanda_evidence.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Oct 15, 2021 |
| 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. | Laws 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 | 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 | https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/rw/2021/rw-government-gazette-dated-2021-10-15-no-special.pdf https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/rwanda/ |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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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| 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 |