Current Version
| Region | Belize |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | In 2018, during a Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Belize accepted 15 LGBT-related recommendations, from addressing discrimination, violence and hate crimes against LGBT people to ensuring that LGBT people have access to proper HIV treatment. The recommendations, mostly from developed nations (namely Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Ukraine, the United States, and Uruguay) called for legislative measures to prohibit discrimination in employment, housing and government services against LGBT people, reducing societal stigma through educational campaigns, training police officials to properly respond to violence, and taking concrete steps to ensure universal access to HIV treatment. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/belize-lgbti |
Revision History (6)
Revision by e_seurat. Fixing status
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| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Description | Laws in force in Belize do not offer protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity | In 2018, during a Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Belize accepted 15 LGBT-related recommendations, from addressing discrimination, violence and hate crimes against LGBT people to ensuring that LGBT people have access to proper HIV treatment. The recommendations, mostly from developed nations (namely Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Ukraine, the United States, and Uruguay) called for legislative measures to prohibit discrimination in employment, housing and government services against LGBT people, reducing societal stigma through educational campaigns, training police officials to properly respond to violence, and taking concrete steps to ensure universal access to HIV treatment. |
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Revision by Nathan. Status was not correct
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| Value | Illegal | No protections |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2016 | (NONE) |
| Description | Laws in force in Belize do not offer protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity | |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/belize-lgbti | |
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Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal |
| Description | only in the cases of sexual orientation. | |
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| Sources | No | |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Although its illegal to discriminate against lgbt. The law isnt enforce. Society in belize makes it very hard for one of the lgbt to live openly and free from fear. "
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | only in employment in the cases of sexual orientation. | only in the cases of sexual orientation. |
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Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal |