Current Version
| Region | Egypt |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | While homosexuality itself is not technically illegal in Egypt, Equaldex characterizes it as illegal in practice. Courts have convicted people for homosexual acts using "breaching laws on public decency" and "debauchery" and "abnormal sexual relations." |
| Sources | http://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/egypt0304/9.htm https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42150593 https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt/local-laws-and-customs |
Revision History (5)
Revision by danlev
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sources | http://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/egypt0304/9.htm https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42150593 | http://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/egypt0304/9.htm https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42150593 https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt/local-laws-and-customs |
Revision by danlev
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Note | While homosexuality is not technically illegal in Egypt, courts have convicted people for homosexual acts using "breaching laws on public decency." | While homosexuality itself is not technically illegal in Egypt, Equaldex characterizes it as illegal in practice. Courts have convicted people for homosexual acts using "breaching laws on public decency" and "debauchery" and "abnormal sexual relations." |
| Sources | http://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/egypt0304/9.htm | http://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/egypt0304/9.htm https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42150593 |
Revision by danlev
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Legal |
| Note | Offenders may be imprisoned from three months to three years. | While homosexuality is not technically illegal in Egypt, courts have convicted people for homosexual acts using "breaching laws on public decency." |
Revision by danlev
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal (other penalty) | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date Unknown | month | |
| Note | Offenders may be imprisoned from three months to three years. | |
| Sources | http://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/egypt0304/9.htm |
Reports (8)
- Status is not correct "both are illegal and"
- Status is not correct "It is up to 6 years now"
- Status is not correct "Illegal for both male and female"
- Other "it should be reported that there is no a crime affecting direclty homosexuality, but rather it's a peculiar interpretation of the crime of debauchery that allows the courts to persecute homosexuality"
- Other
- Status is not correct "Although homosexuality is not illegal under Egyptian law, homosexual acts in public are illegal and homosexuals have been convicted for breaching laws on public decency. From https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt/local-laws-and-customs"
- Newer law has been passed "as of 2014, homosexuality is not illegal. http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/09/world/africa/egypts-gay-community-living-in-fear/"
- Status is not correct "Male illegal, Female unclear http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf"
Revision by danlev
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Illegal (other penalty) |
| Start Date Unknown | month | |
| Note | Offenders may be imprisoned from three months to three years. | |
| Sources | http://www.hrw.org/reports/2004/egypt0304/9.htm |