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| Region | Eritrea |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jul 23, 1957 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Eritrea, same-sex sexual activity can incur a punishment of anywhere from 10 days to 3 years in prison. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eritrea/ - Section 6 http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2 http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php https://features.hrw.org/features/features/lgbt_laws/ |
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edited by jadeywadey. wording again oopsie
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| Description | In Eritrea, homosexual acts can incur 10 days - 3 years in prison. | In Eritrea, same-sex sexual activity can incur a punishment of anywhere from 10 days to 3 years in prison. |
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edited by jadeywadey. words are hard :(
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| Description | In Eritrea, homosexual acts can incur 10-3 years in prison. | In Eritrea, homosexual acts can incur 10 days - 3 years in prison. |
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edited by jadeywadey. description wording and source
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| Description | Simple Imprisonment: 10 days to 3 years. | In Eritrea, homosexual acts can incur 10-3 years in prison. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eritrea/ - Section 6 http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2 http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eritrea/ - Section 6 http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2 http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php https://features.hrw.org/features/features/lgbt_laws/ |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved sources/replaced ilga
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| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2 http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eritrea/ - Section 6 http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2 http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php |
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| End Date | Sep 6, 2018 | (none) |
| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2 | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2 http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jul 23, 1957 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Simple Imprisonment: 10 days to 3 years. |
| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2 |