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| Region | Mauritius |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | Feb 2, 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 2 February 2009, Mauritius’ Employment Rights Act 2008 has prohibited employment discrimination based on sexual orientation; accordingly, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people are not legally barred from serving openly in the Mauritius Police Force on that basis. Transgender people can not serve openly due to legal gender recognition not being available for them. |
| Sources | https://www.mra.mu/download/TheEmploymentRightsAct.pdf https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/5474992_MAURITIUS-2023-HUMAN-RIGHTS-REPORT.pdf |
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| Description | Since 2 February 2009, Mauritius’s Employment Rights Act 2008 has prohibited employment discrimination based on sexual orientation; accordingly, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people are not legally barred from serving openly in the Mauritius Police Force on that basis. Transgender people can not serve openly due to legal gender recognition not being available for them. | Since 2 February 2009, Mauritius’ Employment Rights Act 2008 has prohibited employment discrimination based on sexual orientation; accordingly, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people are not legally barred from serving openly in the Mauritius Police Force on that basis. Transgender people can not serve openly due to legal gender recognition not being available for them. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Special Status | N/A | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Feb 2, 2009 |
| Description | Mauritius does not have a standing army. | Since 2 February 2009, Mauritius’s Employment Rights Act 2008 has prohibited employment discrimination based on sexual orientation; accordingly, lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people are not legally barred from serving openly in the Mauritius Police Force on that basis. Transgender people can not serve openly due to legal gender recognition not being available for them. |
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| Sources | https://2009-2017.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/mauritius/49593.htm | https://www.mra.mu/download/TheEmploymentRightsAct.pdf https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/5474992_MAURITIUS-2023-HUMAN-RIGHTS-REPORT.pdf |
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edited by jadeywadey. replacing a bad source
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| Sources | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius_Police_Force#:~:text=Mauritius%20does%20not%20have%20a,British%20East%20African%20land%20forces.&text=The%20SMF%20training%20is%20based,tactics%20focused%20on%20internal%20security. | https://2009-2017.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/mauritius/49593.htm |
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edited by DuffdeNecker
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| Description | I think they dont have a military. | Mauritius does not have a standing army. |
| Sources | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius_Police_Force#:~:text=Mauritius%20does%20not%20have%20a,British%20East%20African%20land%20forces.&text=The%20SMF%20training%20is%20based,tactics%20focused%20on%20internal%20security. |