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| Region | Cyprus |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Oct 10, 2013 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 2004, the Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation Law protects sexual orientation from employment discrimination. Incitement to violence or hatred based on sexual orientation or gender identity has been criminalized since 2015. There are no legal protections against discrimination in areas such as health, housing, education, or access to goods and services. |
| Sources | Law 58(I)/2004: https://www.cylaw.org/nomoi/enop/non-ind/2004_1_58/full.html https://rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/countries/cyprus/ Article 99(A)(1) of the Penal Code: https://www.cylaw.org/cgi-bin/open.pl?file=nomoi/enop/ind/0_154/section-sc6b5f2a28-2aba-4385-6ce7-07d5b97c9d6f.html https://www.thepinknews.com/2013/10/10/cyprus-penal-code-amended-to-protect-against-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-or-gender-identity/ |
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| Value | Illegal | Illegal in some contexts |
| Description | Until 2013 discrimination was only illegal in the workplace. In 2013, the Cypriot Penal Code has been amended to make violence against LGBT people an aggravating factor in sentencing. Article 99 of the code, entitled "Incitment to violence or hatred due to sexual orientation or gender identity", provides for imprisonment not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding 5,000 euros for any person who "intentionally, publicly or in manner which is threatening or insulting or offensive in nature, urges or incites, orally or in writing, violence or hatred against a group, person, or a member of a group of persons on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity". | Since 2004, the Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation Law protects sexual orientation from employment discrimination. Incitement to violence or hatred based on sexual orientation or gender identity has been criminalized since 2015. There are no legal protections against discrimination in areas such as health, housing, education, or access to goods and services. |
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| Sources | http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/fundamental_rights/legis/lgms_en.htm#cy https://www.thepinknews.com/2013/10/10/cyprus-penal-code-amended-to-protect-against-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-or-gender-identity/ | Law 58(I)/2004: https://www.cylaw.org/nomoi/enop/non-ind/2004_1_58/full.html https://rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org/countries/cyprus/ Article 99(A)(1) of the Penal Code: https://www.cylaw.org/cgi-bin/open.pl?file=nomoi/enop/ind/0_154/section-sc6b5f2a28-2aba-4385-6ce7-07d5b97c9d6f.html https://www.thepinknews.com/2013/10/10/cyprus-penal-code-amended-to-protect-against-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-or-gender-identity/ |
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edited by BlkPride. The sources say all forms of anti-gay discrimination are illegal. Right?
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| Value | Illegal in some contexts | Illegal |
| Description | Until 2013 discrimination was only illegal in the workplace. In 2013, the Cypriot Penal Code has been amended to make violence against LGBT people an aggravating factor in sentencing. Article 99 of the code, entitled "Incitment to violence or hatred due to sexual orientation or gender identity", provides for imprisonment not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding 5,000 euros for any person who "intentionally, publicly or in manner which is threatening or insulting or offensive in nature, urges or incites, orally or in writing, violence or hatred against a group, person, or a member of a group of persons on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity". | Until 2013 discrimination was only illegal in the workplace. In 2013, the Cypriot Penal Code has been amended to make violence against LGBT people an aggravating factor in sentencing. Article 99 of the code, entitled "Incitment to violence or hatred due to sexual orientation or gender identity", provides for imprisonment not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding 5,000 euros for any person who "intentionally, publicly or in manner which is threatening or insulting or offensive in nature, urges or incites, orally or in writing, violence or hatred against a group, person, or a member of a group of persons on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity". |
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edited by Markissik. Adding one more source and including more information in the description
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| Description | Until 2013 discrimination was only illegal in the workplace. | Until 2013 discrimination was only illegal in the workplace. In 2013, the Cypriot Penal Code has been amended to make violence against LGBT people an aggravating factor in sentencing. Article 99 of the code, entitled "Incitment to violence or hatred due to sexual orientation or gender identity", provides for imprisonment not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding 5,000 euros for any person who "intentionally, publicly or in manner which is threatening or insulting or offensive in nature, urges or incites, orally or in writing, violence or hatred against a group, person, or a member of a group of persons on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity". |
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| Sources | http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/fundamental_rights/legis/lgms_en.htm#cy | http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/fundamental_rights/legis/lgms_en.htm#cy https://www.thepinknews.com/2013/10/10/cyprus-penal-code-amended-to-protect-against-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-or-gender-identity/ |
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- Status is not correct "Status : Illegal"
- Status is not correct "Status : Illegal"
edited by Pizzaslices412653
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Oct 10, 2013 |
| End Date | Oct 10, 2013 | (none) |