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| Region | Tanzania |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 1998 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Section 16 of the Sexual Offences Special Provisions Act (1998) amended Section 154 of the Code to aggravate the penalty for "carnal knowledge against the order of nature”, raising it to "imprisonment for life and in any case to imprisonment for a term of not less than 30 years". |
| Sources | http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b5098.html http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population/trafficking/tanzania.sexoffenses.98.pdf http://sgdatabase.unwomen.org/uploads/Tanzania%20-%20Sexual%20Offences%20Special%20Provisions%20Act%201998.pdf |
Revision History (3)
edited by Unknownmiles. More information on description
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| Description | Mandatory minimum of 20 years imprisonment for any attempt to commit acts "against the order of nature." | Section 16 of the Sexual Offences Special Provisions Act (1998) amended Section 154 of the Code to aggravate the penalty for "carnal knowledge against the order of nature”, raising it to "imprisonment for life and in any case to imprisonment for a term of not less than 30 years". |
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edited by JordanB3047
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) |
| Description | Mandatory minimum of 20 years imprisonment for any attempt to commit acts "against the order of nature." | Mandatory minimum of 20 years imprisonment for any attempt to commit acts "against the order of nature." |
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| Sources | http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b5098.html http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population/trafficking/tanzania.sexoffenses.98.pdf http://sgdatabase.unwomen.org/uploads/Tanzania%20-%20Sexual%20Offences%20Special%20Provisions%20Act%201998.pdf | http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b5098.html http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population/trafficking/tanzania.sexoffenses.98.pdf http://sgdatabase.unwomen.org/uploads/Tanzania%20-%20Sexual%20Offences%20Special%20Provisions%20Act%201998.pdf |
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created by mckayholland
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| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 1998 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Mandatory minimum of 20 years imprisonment for any attempt to commit acts "against the order of nature." |
| Sources | http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b5098.html http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population/trafficking/tanzania.sexoffenses.98.pdf http://sgdatabase.unwomen.org/uploads/Tanzania%20-%20Sexual%20Offences%20Special%20Provisions%20Act%201998.pdf |