Current Version
| Region | Tanzania |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1930 |
| End Date | Jul 1, 1998 |
| Description | Section 154 of the Penal Code of Tanzania (1930) punished “carnal knowledge against the order of nature” with imprisonment for up to 14 years. Section 155 made attempting to commit such acts punishable by 7 years in prison. |
| Sources | https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/TZA_penal_code.pdf |
Revision History (23)
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| Start Date | Jul 1, 2008 | Jan 1, 1930 |
| End Date | Sep 8, 2018 | Jul 1, 1998 |
| Description | 5- 30 years in prison and fine. 5-25 years in Zanzibar. Rarely enforced. | Section 154 of the Penal Code of Tanzania (1930) punished “carnal knowledge against the order of nature” with imprisonment for up to 14 years. Section 155 made attempting to commit such acts punishable by 7 years in prison. |
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| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/09/06/homosexuality-illegal-countries-gay-sex-india/ | https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/TZA_penal_code.pdf |
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| End Date | Aug 20, 2018 | Sep 8, 2018 |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf | https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/09/06/homosexuality-illegal-countries-gay-sex-india/ |
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| End Date | Aug 1, 2018 | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Description | 5- 30 years in prison and fine. 5-25 years in Zanzibar. Legal in some regions. | 5- 30 years in prison and fine. 5-25 years in Zanzibar. Rarely enforced. |
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| Value | Male illegal, female legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Description | 5- 30 years in prison and fine. 5-25 years in Zanzibar. | 5- 30 years in prison and fine. 5-25 years in Zanzibar. Legal in some regions. |
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| End Date | Jul 20, 2018 | Jul 23, 2018 |
| Description | 5- 30 years in prison and fine. | 5- 30 years in prison and fine. 5-25 years in Zanzibar. |
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| Value | Legal | Male illegal, female legal |
| Description | 5- 25 years in prison in Zanzibar. | 5- 30 years in prison and fine. |
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Legal |
| End Date | Jul 12, 2018 | Jul 20, 2018 |
| Description | 5 to 25 prison under unnatural/indecent acts. not enforced. | 5- 25 years in prison in Zanzibar. |
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| End Date | May 5, 2018 | Jun 2, 2018 |
| Description | 5 to 25 prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Since Mid-2016 military has been cracking down on gay people. Police arrested a lesbian couple for kissing. | 5 to 25 prison under unnatural/indecent acts. not enforced. |
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| Description | five to 25 prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Since Mid-2016 military has been cracking down on gay people. Police arrested a lesbian couple for kissing. | 5 to 25 prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Since Mid-2016 military has been cracking down on gay people. Police arrested a lesbian couple for kissing. |
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| End Date | Apr 25, 2018 | May 5, 2018 |
| Description | thirty years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Since Mid-2016 military has been cracking down on gay people. Police arrested a lesbian couple for kissing. | five to 25 prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Since Mid-2016 military has been cracking down on gay people. Police arrested a lesbian couple for kissing. |
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| Description | thirty years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Since Mid-2016 military has been cracking down on gay people. | thirty years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Since Mid-2016 military has been cracking down on gay people. Police arrested a lesbian couple for kissing. |
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| Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ | https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf |
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| End Date | Sep 6, 2017 | Feb 12, 2018 |
| Description | thirty years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. | thirty years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Since Mid-2016 military has been cracking down on gay people. |
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| End Date | Jun 21, 2014 | Feb 12, 2017 |
| Description | 14 years in prison. | thirty years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. |
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| Sources | No | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ |