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| Region | Maldives |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jul 16, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 2015, Maldives’ Penal Code has criminalized both male and female homosexual sex. Section 411 of the 2014 Penal Code criminalizes same-sex intercourse with up to eight years imprisonment and allows an additional 100 lashes under Sharia law. Section 412 prohibits same-sex sexual contact, also punishable by up to eight years, applying to both men and women. |
| Sources | https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/4203-maldives-penal-code-2014 https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/maldives/ https://maldivesindependent.com/politics/comment-new-penal-code-comes-into-effect-a-truly-historic-moment-101000 |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Adding a source.
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| Sources | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/maldives/ https://maldivesindependent.com/politics/comment-new-penal-code-comes-into-effect-a-truly-historic-moment-101000 | https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/4203-maldives-penal-code-2014 https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/maldives/ https://maldivesindependent.com/politics/comment-new-penal-code-comes-into-effect-a-truly-historic-moment-101000 |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jul 16, 2015 |
| Description | Penalty from 100 lashes up to 8 years in prison (not enforced towards Travellers or Non Muslims) | Since 2015, Maldives’ Penal Code has criminalized both male and female homosexual sex. Section 411 of the 2014 Penal Code criminalizes same-sex intercourse with up to eight years imprisonment and allows an additional 100 lashes under Sharia law. Section 412 prohibits same-sex sexual contact, also punishable by up to eight years, applying to both men and women. |
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| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 133) | https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/maldives/ https://maldivesindependent.com/politics/comment-new-penal-code-comes-into-effect-a-truly-historic-moment-101000 |
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| Description | Illegal : Penalty from 100 lashes up to 8 years in Prison ( not enforced towards Travellers or Non Muslims ) | Penalty from 100 lashes up to 8 years in prison (not enforced towards Travellers or Non Muslims) |
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| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 133) |
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| Value | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Description | Illegal : Penalty from 100 lashes up to 8 years in Prison ( not enforced towards Travellers or Non Muslims ) |
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| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf |
Reports (7)
- Newer law has been passed
- Date is incorrect "It is by law but not by practice, you won't get a death penalty for being gay."
- Status is not correct "There is no death penalty in the maldives..ppl who kill don't even get death penalty they get life imprisonment so this information is false also being gay in the Maldives won't get you arrested for 9 years there have been many open gays and they face nothing except discrimination also the discriminations aren't even bad ppl just make fun for a week or so and forget about it stop making Maldives look extreme we don't kill people for their sexual orientation "
- Status is not correct "The death penalty for homosexuality is no longer applicable as it is only for egrigious killings. However homosexuality is still illegal
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- Status is not correct "Up to death. Sharia law applies. Whippings, house arrest, deportation, and up to 6 years in jail. Vigilante attacks and executions also occur."
- Status is not correct "it is banishment for 9 months to a year for lesbian and gay couples. https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/"
- Status is not correct "The Penal Codes were revised to allocate jail time and physical punishments in place of death sentences for those who are "caught in illicit LGBT acts.""