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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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- Newer law has been passed
Revision History (32)
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End Date | Aug 18, 2018 | Sep 8, 2018 |
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 |
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End Date | Aug 1, 2018 | Aug 18, 2018 |
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End Date | Jul 27, 2018 | Aug 1, 2018 |
Note | 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. |
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Value | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
End Date | Jul 20, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 |
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End Date | Jul 12, 2018 | Jul 20, 2018 |
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Note | 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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Note | 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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Note | 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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End Date | Jul 2, 2018 | Jul 12, 2018 |
Note | 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. |
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Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
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End Date | Jun 24, 2018 | Jul 2, 2018 |
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End Date | Jun 22, 2018 | Jun 24, 2018 |
Note | 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. |
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End Date | Jun 18, 2018 | Jun 22, 2018 |
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Note | 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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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End Date | Jun 7, 2018 | Jun 13, 2018 |
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 |
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End Date | May 3, 2018 | Jun 7, 2018 |
Note | 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. |
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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 |
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End Date | Apr 10, 2018 | May 3, 2018 |
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End Date | Apr 1, 2018 | Apr 10, 2018 |
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End Date | Feb 22, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 |
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Value | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
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End Date | Feb 3, 2018 | Feb 22, 2018 |
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End Date | Sep 27, 2017 | 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 |
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End Date | Sep 6, 2017 | Sep 27, 2017 |
Note | 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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End Date | Mar 19, 2017 | Sep 6, 2017 |
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End Date | Feb 12, 2017 | Mar 19, 2017 |
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Value | Legal | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
End Date | Aug 9, 2016 | Feb 12, 2017 |
Note | 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) |
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Sources | http://www.businessinsider.com/where-homosexuality-is-illegal-2013-12 | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ |
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Start Date | Jan 1, 1988 | Jul 9, 1983 |
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Start Date | Jan 1, 2009 | Jan 1, 1988 |
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Note | got decriminalized in 2009. | got decriminalized in 2009. still is criminal in the statues there. |
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