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| Region | Libya |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Nov 18, 1953 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Articles 407 and 408 of the Penal Code of 1953 criminalize homosexuality. Article 407 criminalizes “illicit sexual intercourse” with up to 5 years in prison, and Article 408 criminalizes anyone who ‘commits an indecent act with a partner with his consent’ with imprisonment. |
| Sources | https://clr.africanchildforum.org/Legislation%20Per%20Country/libya/libya_penal_1953_en.pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/libya/ |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing the grammar
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| Description | Articles 407 and 408 of the Penal Code of 1953 criminalize homosexuality. Article 407 criminalizes “illicit sexual intercourse” with up to 5 years in prison, and Article 408 criminalizes anyone who ‘commits an indecent act with a partner with his consent’, with imprisonment. | Articles 407 and 408 of the Penal Code of 1953 criminalize homosexuality. Article 407 criminalizes “illicit sexual intercourse” with up to 5 years in prison, and Article 408 criminalizes anyone who ‘commits an indecent act with a partner with his consent’ with imprisonment. |
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| Sources | https://clr.africanchildforum.org/Legislation%20Per%20Country/libya/libya_penal_1953_en.pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org./country-profile/libya/ | https://clr.africanchildforum.org/Legislation%20Per%20Country/libya/libya_penal_1953_en.pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/libya/ |
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| Description | Article 410 of the penal code states that Indecent same sex intercourse is punishable from 1 to 4 years. | Articles 407 and 408 of the Penal Code of 1953 criminalize homosexuality. Article 407 criminalizes “illicit sexual intercourse” with up to 5 years in prison, and Article 408 criminalizes anyone who ‘commits an indecent act with a partner with his consent’, with imprisonment. |
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| Sources | https://ia700704.us.archive.org/25/items/LibyanPenalCodeenglish/LibyanPenalCode.pdf | https://clr.africanchildforum.org/Legislation%20Per%20Country/libya/libya_penal_1953_en.pdf https://www.humandignitytrust.org./country-profile/libya/ |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Nov 18, 1953 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 410 of the penal code states that Indecent same sex intercourse is punishable from 1 to 4 years. |
| Sources | https://ia700704.us.archive.org/25/items/LibyanPenalCodeenglish/LibyanPenalCode.pdf |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "Repealed
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- Newer law has been passed "the article was eliminated in 1953 "