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| Region | Vanuatu |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | Mar 1, 2007 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2007, Vanuatu's Penal Code Amendment of 2006 came into effect, which set the age of consent for both heterosexual and homosexual relations at 16, equalising the age of consent. |
| Sources | https://www.sista.com.vu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/penal-code.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the entry.
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| Start Date | 2007 | Mar 1, 2007 |
| Description | In 2007, Vanuatu's Penal Code Amendment of 2006 came into effect, which set the age of consent for both heterosexual and homosexual relations at 16, equalising the age of consent. | |
| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf | https://www.sista.com.vu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/penal-code.pdf |
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| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | 2007 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Age of consent for homosexual acts is 18 and 16 for heterosexual acts. Men can marry at 18 and women at 16. Source: UNHCR [12:46 pm] Kirsty Moodie
UN Human Rights website https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/Women/SR/RapeReport/CSOs/182-vanuatu.pdf"