Entry #5460: Homosexual activity in Solomon Islands

Original entry by Ausyk (Feb 11, 2017)

Region	Solomon Islands
Issue	Homosexual activity
Status	Male illegal, female legal
Start Date	Jul 7, 1978
End Date	Sep 9, 2018
Description	5 to 14 years in prison. Not enforced.
Sources	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report http://www.humantruth.info/lgbt_rights_across_the_world.html

18. Revision #13061 (Sep 7, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value (Current)	Old Value
End Date	2018-09-09	2018-08-20

17. Revision #12302 (Aug 20, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	5 to 14 years in prison. Not enforced.	5 to 7 years in prison under the crime of buggery. Maximum is 14 years in prison. Not enforced.

16. Revision #12204 (Aug 20, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-08-20	2018-07-20

15. Revision #10780 (Jul 20, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	5 to 7 years in prison under the crime of buggery. Maximum is 14 years in prison. Not enforced.	5 to 14 years in prison under the crime of buggery. Not enforced.

14. Revision #10779 (Jul 20, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-20	2018-07-16
Note	5 to 14 years in prison under the crime of buggery. Not enforced.	8 to 14 years in prison under the crime of buggery. Not enforced.

13. Revision #10346 (Jul 16, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-16	2018-07-05

12. Revision #9649 (Jul 5, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-05	2018-06-18

11. Revision #8987 (Jun 18, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-18	2018-06-04

10. Revision #8175 (Jun 4, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-04	2018-04-25

9. Revision #7660 (Apr 25, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-04-25	2018-04-22

8. Revision #7600 (Apr 22, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-04-22	2018-04-18
Note	8 to 14 years in prison under the crime of buggery. Not enforced.	8 to 14 years in prison under the crime of buggery. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending.

7. Revision #7519 (Apr 18, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-04-18	2018-03-20

6. Revision #6902 (Mar 20, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-03-20	2018-02-16
Note	8 to 14 years in prison under the crime of buggery. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending.	8 to 14 years in prison under the crime of buggery. Not enforced.
Sources	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report http://www.humantruth.info/lgbt_rights_across_the_world.html	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report

5. Revision #5815 (Feb 17, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-02-16	2018-02-03

4. Revision #5701 (Feb 3, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-02-03	2017-09-25
Note	8 to 14 years in prison under the crime of buggery. Not enforced.	Five to 14 years in prison under the crime of buggery. Not enforced.
Sources	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/27/gay-relationships-still-criminalised-countries-report	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/

3. Revision #3585 (Sep 25, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-09-25	2017-09-20

2. Revision #3584 (Sep 25, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Male illegal, female legal	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)

1. Revision #3518 (Sep 20, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value (Original)
End Date	2017-09-20	2017-02-11
Note	Five to 14 years in prison under the crime of buggery. Not enforced.	Five to 14 years in prison under the crime of buggery.