Current Version
| Region | Maldives |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Mar 6, 2017 |
| End Date | Sep 9, 2018 |
| Description | 1 to 9 years in prison and 10 to 30 whipping. Not enforced. |
| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf |
Revision History (17)
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2018-08-19 | 2018-09-09 |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2018-08-07 | 2018-08-19 |
Revision by Ausyk
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| End Date | 2018-07-20 | 2018-08-07 |
Revision by Ausyk
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| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue | http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | punishment of 8 years in prison, house arrest, whippings and or deportation. Not enforced. | 1 to 9 years in prison and 10 to 30 whipping. Not enforced. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2018-07-13 | 2018-07-20 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | 2018-07-20 | 2018-07-13 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-07-13 | 2018-07-20 |
| Note | punishment of 8 years in prison, house arrest, whippings and or deportation. | punishment of 8 years in prison, house arrest, whippings and or deportation. Not enforced. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-06-18 | 2018-07-13 |
| Note | Homosexual acts between men: banishing for 9 months - 1 year or a whipping of 10 to 30 strokes. Homosexual acts between women: House arrest for 9 months- 1 year. Never enforced. | punishment of 8 years in prison, house arrest, whippings and or deportation. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-06-13 | 2018-06-18 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-06-01 | 2018-06-13 |
| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf | http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/12/recognizing-religious-freedom-lgbt-issue |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-03-02 | 2018-06-01 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-02-16 | 2018-03-02 |
| Note | Homosexual acts between men: banishing for 9 months - 1 year or a whipping of 10 to 30 strokes. Homosexual acts between women: House arrest for 9 months- 1 year. Not enforced. | Homosexual acts between men: banishing for 9 months - 1 year or a whipping of 10 to 30 strokes. Homosexual acts between women: House arrest for 9 months- 1 year. Never enforced. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2018-01-18 | 2018-02-16 |
| Note | Homosexual acts between men: banishing for 9 months - 1 year, whipping. Homosexual acts between women: House arrest for 9 months- 1 year. Not enforced. | Homosexual acts between men: banishing for 9 months - 1 year or a whipping of 10 to 30 strokes. Homosexual acts between women: House arrest for 9 months- 1 year. Not enforced. |
| Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ | http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2017-11-07 | 2018-01-18 |
| Note | Homosexual acts between men: banishing for 9 months - 1 year, or whipping. Homosexual acts between women: House arrest for 9 months- 1 year. Not enforced. | Homosexual acts between men: banishing for 9 months - 1 year, whipping. Homosexual acts between women: House arrest for 9 months- 1 year. Not enforced. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | 2017-10-12 | 2017-11-07 |
| Note | Homosexual acts between men: banishing for 9 months - 1 year, or whipping. Homosexual acts between women: House arrest for 9 months- 1 year. | Homosexual acts between men: banishing for 9 months - 1 year, or whipping. Homosexual acts between women: House arrest for 9 months- 1 year. Not enforced. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Start Date | 0000-01-01 | 2017-03-06 |
| End Date | 2017-03-06 | 2017-10-12 |