Original entry by 
grey-tundra ()
| Region | Ethiopia |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Homosexuality is illegal in Ethiopia and penalties can range from 10 days to three years, according to the UN Refugee Agency. There is a maximum sentence of 10 years that can be imposed if an offender "uses violence, intimidation or coercion, trickery or fraud, or takes unfair advantage of the victim’s inability to offer resistance." This status may change soon as anti-gay organizations are pushing for the death penalty. |
| Sources | http://dot429.com/articles/1642-controversy-in-ethiopia-over-lgbt-rights http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/03/ethiopian-evangelists-death-penalty-homosexuals_n_3208972.html http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?page=country&category=&publisher=IRBC&type=&coi=ETH&rid=&docid=47d6544e28&skip=0 |
1 Revisions
1. Revision #152 ( by danlev)| Field | New Value (Current) | Old Value (Original) |
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| Note | Homosexuality is illegal in Ethiopia and penalties can range from 10 days to three years, according to the UN Refugee Agency. There is a maximum sentence of 10 years that can be imposed if an offender "uses violence, intimidation or coercion, trickery or fraud, or takes unfair advantage of the victim’s inability to offer resistance." This status may change soon as anti-gay organizations are pushing for the death penalty. | This status may change soon. Anti-gay organizations are pushing for the death penalty |
| Sources | http://dot429.com/articles/1642-controversy-in-ethiopia-over-lgbt-rights http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/03/ethiopian-evangelists-death-penalty-homosexuals_n_3208972.html http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?page=country&category=&publisher=IRBC&type=&coi=ETH&rid=&docid=47d6544e28&skip=0 | http://dot429.com/articles/1642-controversy-in-ethiopia-over-lgbt-rights http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/03/ethiopian-evangelists-death-penalty-homosexuals_n_3208972.html |