Current Version
| Region | Niger |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | May 26, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Some protections based on sexual orientation. Article 4 of Law 2015-36 on Illegal Trafficking of Migrants bans discrimination based on sexual orientation. Law 2022-59 on the Protection of Personal Data establishes that a person's sexual life is sensitive data. Article 95 on "Unlawful Processing of Sensitive Data" penalizes collecting and processing data revealing "sexual life or sexual orientation" of the person concerned. |
| Sources | https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/uploads/res/document/ner/2015/loi_relative_au_trafic_illicite_de_migrants_html/Loi_N2015-36_relative_au_trafic_illicite_de_migrants.pdf https://www.hapdp.ne/uploads/files/Loi-N%C2%B02022-59HAPDP.pdf |
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| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | (unknown) | May 26, 2015 |
| Description | No explicit protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Law 2022-59 on the Protection of Personal Data establishes that a person's sexual life is sensitive data. | Some protections based on sexual orientation. Article 4 of Law 2015-36 on Illegal Trafficking of Migrants bans discrimination based on sexual orientation. Law 2022-59 on the Protection of Personal Data establishes that a person's sexual life is sensitive data. Article 95 on "Unlawful Processing of Sensitive Data" penalizes collecting and processing data revealing "sexual life or sexual orientation" of the person concerned. |
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| Sources | https://www.hapdp.ne/uploads/files/Loi-N%C2%B02022-59HAPDP.pdf | https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/uploads/res/document/ner/2015/loi_relative_au_trafic_illicite_de_migrants_html/Loi_N2015-36_relative_au_trafic_illicite_de_migrants.pdf https://www.hapdp.ne/uploads/files/Loi-N%C2%B02022-59HAPDP.pdf |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Description | No explicit protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Law 2022-59 on the Protection of Personal Data establishes that a person's sexual life is sensitive data. | |
| Sources | https://www.hapdp.ne/uploads/files/Loi-N%C2%B02022-59HAPDP.pdf |
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| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
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