Entry #5462: Homosexual activity in United Arab Emirates

Original entry by Ausyk (Feb 12, 2017)

Region	United Arab Emirates
Issue	Homosexual activity
Status	Male illegal, female legal
Start Date	Dec 8, 1987
End Date	Sep 9, 2018
Description	1-14 years in prison.
Sources	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ http://www.msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/travel/20-of-the-strangest-laws-travellers-should-know/ss-BBKOLoM?li=AAggNb9&ocid=iehp#image=20 https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#tunisia

26 Revisions

26. Revision #14470 (Sep 26, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value (Current)	Old Value
Value	Male illegal, female legal	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Note	1-14 years in prison.	1-14 years in prison. Not enforced.

25. Revision #14469 (Sep 26, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)	Male illegal, female legal
Note	1-14 years in prison. Not enforced.	10 to 14 years in prison. Not enforced.

24. Revision #13554 (Sep 11, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-09-09	2018-08-09
Sources	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ http://www.msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/travel/20-of-the-strangest-laws-travellers-should-know/ss-BBKOLoM?li=AAggNb9&ocid=iehp#image=20 https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#tunisia	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ http://www.msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/travel/20-of-the-strangest-laws-travellers-should-know/ss-BBKOLoM?li=AAggNb9&ocid=iehp#image=20

23. Revision #11600 (Aug 5, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-08-09	2018-07-28

22. Revision #11114 (Jul 28, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-28	2018-07-18
Note	10 to 14 years in prison. Not enforced.	10 to 14 years in prison.

21. Revision #10656 (Jul 19, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-18	2018-07-13
Note	10 to 14 years in prison.	Up to 10 years in prison.

20. Revision #10048 (Jul 13, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	Up to 10 years in prison.	Up to 10 years in prison. death penalty Not enforced.

19. Revision #10044 (Jul 13, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Male illegal, female legal	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
End Date	2018-07-13	2018-07-05
Note	Up to 10 years in prison. death penalty Not enforced.	Up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending.

18. Revision #9663 (Jul 5, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-05	2018-06-23

17. Revision #9272 (Jun 23, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-23	2018-06-18
Note	Up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending.	Up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced.

16. Revision #8964 (Jun 18, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-18	2018-06-08
Note	Up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced.	Up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending.

15. Revision #8395 (Jun 8, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-08	2018-05-03

14. Revision #7818 (May 3, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-05-03	2018-04-19

13. Revision #7530 (Apr 19, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-04-19	2018-03-28
Note	Up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced. Decriminalization pending.	Up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced.

12. Revision #7103 (Mar 28, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	Up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced.	Up to 10 years in prison. As well public affection is illegal.

11. Revision #7102 (Mar 28, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	Up to 10 years in prison. As well public affection is illegal.	Up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced. As well public affection is illegal.

10. Revision #7101 (Mar 28, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-03-28	2018-03-20
Note	Up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced. As well public affection is illegal.	Up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced.
Sources	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ http://www.msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/travel/20-of-the-strangest-laws-travellers-should-know/ss-BBKOLoM?li=AAggNb9&ocid=iehp#image=20	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/

9. Revision #6908 (Mar 20, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value

8. Revision #6906 (Mar 20, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-03-20	2018-03-02
Note	Up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced.	Up to 10 years in prison.

7. Revision #6256 (Mar 2, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-03-02	2018-01-30

6. Revision #5638 (Jan 30, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-01-30	2018-01-11

5. Revision #5318 (Jan 11, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-01-11	2017-10-17
Note	Up to 10 years in prison.	Up to life in prison.

4. Revision #4449 (Oct 17, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)	Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
End Date	2017-10-17	2017-10-13
Note	Up to life in prison.	Deportation, fines and or death penalty.

3. Revision #4203 (Oct 13, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-10-13	2017-09-16
Note	Deportation, fines and or death penalty.	all acts are under the death penalty there.

2. Revision #3418 (Sep 16, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-09-16	2017-03-10

1. Revision #2516 (Mar 10, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value (Original)
End Date	2017-03-10	2017-02-12

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Entry #5462: Homosexual activity in United Arab Emirates

Original entry by Ausyk (Feb 12, 2017)

26 Revisions

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