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| Region | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Aug 6, 2012 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 130(2)(d) of the Penal Code (2012) aggravates the crime of homicide when motivated by hatred towards the sexual orientation of the victim. The 2019 Labour Code also prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in employment. |
| Sources | https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/sao209843.pdf https://www.scribd.com/document/413392099/Dr-2019-n-22-Si-Codigo-Trabalho |
Revision History (4)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Start date, sources and labour code.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Aug 6, 2012 |
| Description | Article 130(2)(d) of the Penal Code (2012) aggravates the crime of homicide when motivated by hatred towards the sexual orientation of the victim. | Article 130(2)(d) of the Penal Code (2012) aggravates the crime of homicide when motivated by hatred towards the sexual orientation of the victim. The 2019 Labour Code also prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in employment. |
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| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 240) | https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/sao209843.pdf https://www.scribd.com/document/413392099/Dr-2019-n-22-Si-Codigo-Trabalho |
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| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Description | None exist in the revision of the criminal code. | Article 130(2)(d) of the Penal Code (2012) aggravates the crime of homicide when motivated by hatred towards the sexual orientation of the victim. |
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| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 240) | |
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| Description | No | None exist in the revision of the criminal code. |
| Sources | No |