Current Version
| Region | Rwanda |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | According to the ILGA World, discrimination on basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment is not explicitly banned. |
| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 326) |
Revision History (13)
Revision by Markissik. Updating source and correcting the status
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | "All Rwandans are born and remain equal in rights and freedoms. General guarantee of equality Discrimination of any kind or its propaganda based on, inter alia, ethnic origin, family or ancestry, clan, skin colour or race, sex, region, economic categories, religion or faith, opinion, fortune, cultural differences, language, economic status, physical or mental disability or any other form of discrimination are prohibited and punishable by law." | According to the ILGA World, discrimination on basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment is not explicitly banned. |
| Sources | https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Rwanda_2015.pdf?lang=en | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 326) |
Revision by DuffdeNecker
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | |
| Value Special | ambiguous |
Revision by DuffdeNecker
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
Revision by DuffdeNecker
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation only |
Revision by DuffdeNecker
| Old Value | New Value |
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Revision by DuffdeNecker
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | All Rwandans are born and remain equal in rights and freedoms. General guarantee of equality Discrimination of any kind or its propaganda based on, inter alia, ethnic origin, family or ancestry, clan, skin colour or race, sex, region, economic categories, religion or faith, opinion, fortune, cultural differences, language, economic status, physical or mental disability or any other form of discrimination are prohibited and punishable by law. | "All Rwandans are born and remain equal in rights and freedoms. General guarantee of equality Discrimination of any kind or its propaganda based on, inter alia, ethnic origin, family or ancestry, clan, skin colour or race, sex, region, economic categories, religion or faith, opinion, fortune, cultural differences, language, economic status, physical or mental disability or any other form of discrimination are prohibited and punishable by law." |
Revision by DuffdeNecker
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Sexual orientation only under the human rights institute. However Rwanda did sign the 2011 resolution for LGBT rights. | All Rwandans are born and remain equal in rights and freedoms. General guarantee of equality Discrimination of any kind or its propaganda based on, inter alia, ethnic origin, family or ancestry, clan, skin colour or race, sex, region, economic categories, religion or faith, opinion, fortune, cultural differences, language, economic status, physical or mental disability or any other form of discrimination are prohibited and punishable by law. |
| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf | https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Rwanda_2015.pdf?lang=en |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Sexual orientation only under the human rights institute. | Sexual orientation only under the human rights institute. However Rwanda did sign the 2011 resolution for LGBT rights. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation only | |
| Value Special | ambiguous |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | 1980-01-01 | 0000-01-01 |
| Note | No protections as far as I know of. | Sexual orientation only under the human rights institute. |
| Sources | No | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 0000-01-01 | 1980-01-01 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
| Note | No | No protections as far as I know of. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |