Entry #4412: Homosexual activity in Mauritania

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Region	Mauritania
Issue	Homosexual activity
Status	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start Date	Jul 9, 1983
End Date	Sep 8, 2018
Description	2 years in prison and fine and stoning. Legal in some states. death penalty rarely enforced. Changes pending.
Sources	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://web.archive.org/web/20050204065022/http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/world.htm https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/05/courage-women-mauritania

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Mar 24, 2024

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Sources	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://web.archive.org/web/20050204065022/http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/world.htm https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://web.archive.org/web/20050204065022/http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/world.htm https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/05/courage-women-mauritania
Sources	Show Difference https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://web.archive.org/web/20050204065022/http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/world.htm https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://web.archive.org/web/20050204065022/http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/world.htm https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/05/courage-women-mauritania

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Newer law has been passed 
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Aug 17, 2018

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Aug 1, 2018

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End Date	Jul 27, 2018	Aug 1, 2018
Description	2 years in prison and fine and stoning. Legal in some states. death penalty rarely enforced.	2 years in prison and fine and stoning. Legal in some states. death penalty rarely enforced. Changes pending.
Description	Show Difference 2 years in prison and fine and stoning. Legal in some states. death penalty rarely enforced. Changes pending.

Jul 27, 2018

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Value	Illegal (death penalty as punishment)	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
End Date	Jul 20, 2018	Jul 27, 2018

Jul 20, 2018

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End Date	Jul 12, 2018	Jul 20, 2018

Jul 13, 2018

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Description	2 years in prison and fine and stoning for men. Legal in some states. death penalty rarely enforced.	2 years in prison and fine and stoning. Legal in some states. death penalty rarely enforced.
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Jul 12, 2018

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Description	2 years in prison and fine and stoning for men. Legal in some states.	2 years in prison and fine and stoning for men. Legal in some states. death penalty rarely enforced.
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Jul 12, 2018

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Description	2 years in prison and stoning for men. Legal in some states.	2 years in prison and fine and stoning for men. Legal in some states.
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Jul 12, 2018

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End Date	Jul 2, 2018	Jul 12, 2018
Description	indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars) Not enforced. Imprisonment pending. Legal in some states.	2 years in prison and stoning for men. Legal in some states.
Description	Show Difference indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars) Not enforced. Imprisonment pending. Legal in some states. 2 years in prison and stoning for men. Legal in some states.

Jul 2, 2018

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Value	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)	Illegal (death penalty as punishment)

Jul 2, 2018

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End Date	Jun 24, 2018	Jul 2, 2018

Jun 24, 2018

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End Date	Jun 22, 2018	Jun 24, 2018
Description	indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars) Not enforced. Imprisonment or legalization pending. Legal in some states.	indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars) Not enforced. Imprisonment pending. Legal in some states.
Description	Show Difference indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars) Not enforced. Imprisonment or legalization pending. Legal in some states.

Jun 21, 2018

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Jun 20, 2018

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Description	indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars) Not enforced. Legal in some states.	indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars) Not enforced. Imprisonment or legalization pending. Legal in some states.
Description	Show Difference indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars) Not enforced. Legal in some states. Imprisonment or legalization pending. Legal in some states.

Jun 20, 2018

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End Date	Jun 13, 2018	Jun 18, 2018
Sources	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://web.archive.org/web/20050204065022/http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/world.htm https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue
Sources	Show Difference https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://web.archive.org/web/20050204065022/http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/world.htm https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue

Jun 13, 2018

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Sources	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue
Sources	Show Difference https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue

Jun 13, 2018

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Sources	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html
Sources	Show Difference https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countri https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay-lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html

Jun 7, 2018

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Description	indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars) Not enforced.	indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars) Not enforced. Legal in some states.
Description	Show Difference indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars) Not enforced. Legal in some states.
Sources	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf
Sources	Show Difference https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf

May 4, 2018

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Mar 1, 2018

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Value	Illegal (death penalty as punishment)	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)

Feb 22, 2018

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End Date	Feb 3, 2018	Feb 22, 2018

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End Date	Sep 27, 2017	Feb 3, 2018

Feb 3, 2018

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Sources	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report
Sources	Show Difference https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report

Sep 27, 2017

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End Date	Sep 6, 2017	Sep 27, 2017
Description	indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars)	indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars) Not enforced.
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Sep 7, 2017

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End Date	Mar 19, 2017	Sep 6, 2017

Mar 19, 2017

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Feb 12, 2017

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Value	Legal	Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
End Date	Aug 9, 2016	Feb 12, 2017
Description	got decriminalized in 2009. still is criminal in the statues there.	indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars)
Description	Show Difference got decriminalized in 2009. still is criminal in the statues there. indecent acts between men: death by stoning; indecent acts between women: up to 2 years in prison and a fine of up to MRO 60,000 ( US 210 dollars)
Sources	http://www.businessinsider.com/where-homosexuality-is-illegal-2013-12	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/
Sources	Show Difference http://www.businessinsider.com/where-homosexuality-is-illegal-2013-12 https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/

Aug 28, 2016

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Start Date	Jan 1, 1988	Jul 9, 1983

Aug 28, 2016

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Start Date	Jan 1, 2009	Jan 1, 1988

Aug 10, 2016

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Description	got decriminalized in 2009.	got decriminalized in 2009. still is criminal in the statues there.
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