Entry #5512: Homosexual activity in Liberia

Original entry by Ausyk (Mar 19, 2017)

Region	Liberia
Issue	Homosexual activity
Status	Male illegal, female legal
Start Date	Jul 19, 1976
End Date	Sep 1, 2018
Description	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced. decriminalization proposed since 2012.
Sources	https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/

15. Revision #12915 (Sep 4, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value (Current)	Old Value
Value	Male illegal, female legal	Male illegal, female uncertain
End Date	2018-09-01	2018-08-01
Note	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced. decriminalization proposed since 2012.	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced. decriminalization pending.

14. Revision #11356 (Aug 1, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Male illegal, female uncertain	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
End Date	2018-08-01	2018-07-22
Note	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced. decriminalization pending.	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced.

13. Revision #10871 (Jul 22, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)	Male illegal, female uncertain
Note	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced.	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced. decriminalization pending.

12. Revision #10869 (Jul 22, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Note	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced. decriminalization pending.	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced. decrimin

11. Revision #10867 (Jul 22, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
Value	Male illegal, female uncertain	Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
End Date	2018-07-22	2018-07-20
Note	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced. decrimin	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced.

10. Revision #10720 (Jul 20, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-20	2018-07-14

9. Revision #10231 (Jul 14, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-14	2018-07-01
Note	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced.	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced. The president is currently looking at decriminalization.

8. Revision #9526 (Jul 1, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-07-01	2018-06-22

7. Revision #9257 (Jun 22, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-22	2018-06-06

6. Revision #8283 (Jun 6, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-06-06	2018-04-01

5. Revision #7160 (Apr 1, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-04-01	2018-02-22
Note	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced. The president is currently looking at decriminalization.	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced. I think the president is looking at decriminalization?

4. Revision #5985 (Feb 22, 2018 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2018-02-22	2017-11-25
Note	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced. I think the president is looking at decriminalization?	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced.

3. Revision #4764 (Nov 25, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-11-25	2017-09-06
Note	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy. Not enforced.	1 year in prison under crime of sodamy.

2. Revision #3240 (Sep 6, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value
End Date	2017-09-06	2017-08-11

1. Revision #2726 (Aug 11, 2017 by Ausyk)

Field	New Value	Old Value (Original)
End Date	2017-08-11	2017-03-19