Current Version
| Region | Syria |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code |
| Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/syria/ |
Revision History (5)
Revision by Muhammadaji2022
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Equal | Unequal |
| Note | Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code | Homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code |
| Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/syria/ |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal. | Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal. Article 491 of the criminal code |
| Sources | No |
Reports (2)
- Note field is incorrect "Ambiguous law against "unnatural relations", not necessarily anti LGBT law."
- Status is not correct "If homosexuality is illegal than there can be no equal age of consent"
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Unequal | Equal |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Unequal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | homosexuality is illegal there. age of consent is not equal. | Set age of consent but homosexuality is illegal. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Unequal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | homosexuality is illegal there. | homosexuality is illegal there. age of consent is not equal. |