Current Version
| Region | Mozambique |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Aug 1, 2007 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Penal Code (2019) provide some protections for LGBT people: -Article 160 (Aggravated Homicide) protects the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity. -Article 191 prohibits incitement to discrimination, hatred, or violence against a person or group of people based on their gender identity. It also prohibits defamation, insults, and threats against transgender people. Sexual orientation is not mentioned in the article. The Advertising Code (2016) prohibits advertising if it contains any discrimination or humiliation based on sexual orientation. Resolution No. 31/2024, which approves the Urbanization Policy, protects sexual orientation in its definition of social inclusion. The 2007 labor law protected against discrimination on employment on grounds of sexual orientation. (Repealed in 2024) |
| Sources | Penal Code (2019): https://reformar.co.mz/documentos-diversos/lei-24-2019-lei-de-revisao-do-codigo-penal.pdf Advertising Code (2016): http://oportunidades.fni.gov.mz/assets/Documentos/Legislacoes/Act.Ecocn%C3%B3mica/Transversal/codigo%20de%20publucidade%20Decreto.pdf Urbanization Policy (2024): https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/mz/2024/mz-government-gazette-series-i-dated-2024-07-10-no-133.pdf http://www.mcli.co.za/mcli-web/news/2007/2007-373/LabourLaw2007finalversioneng.pdf https://www.inss.gov.mz/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lei-23-2007-de-1de-Agosto-Lei-do-Trabalho.pdf |
Revision History (3)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. While repealed in 2024, it still counts as the start date as that was the first protection and the other laws are in effect between the period.
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Start Date | 2016 | Aug 1, 2007 |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Start Date | May 11, 2007 | 2016 |
| Description | The 2007 labor law protects against discrimination on employment on grounds of sexual orientation | The Penal Code (2019) provide some protections for LGBT people: -Article 160 (Aggravated Homicide) protects the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity. -Article 191 prohibits incitement to discrimination, hatred, or violence against a person or group of people based on their gender identity. It also prohibits defamation, insults, and threats against transgender people. Sexual orientation is not mentioned in the article. The Advertising Code (2016) prohibits advertising if it contains any discrimination or humiliation based on sexual orientation. Resolution No. 31/2024, which approves the Urbanization Policy, protects sexual orientation in its definition of social inclusion. The 2007 labor law protected against discrimination on employment on grounds of sexual orientation. (Repealed in 2024) |
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| Sources | http://www.mcli.co.za/mcli-web/news/2007/2007-373/LabourLaw2007finalversioneng.pdf | Penal Code (2019): https://reformar.co.mz/documentos-diversos/lei-24-2019-lei-de-revisao-do-codigo-penal.pdf Advertising Code (2016): http://oportunidades.fni.gov.mz/assets/Documentos/Legislacoes/Act.Ecocn%C3%B3mica/Transversal/codigo%20de%20publucidade%20Decreto.pdf Urbanization Policy (2024): https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/mz/2024/mz-government-gazette-series-i-dated-2024-07-10-no-133.pdf http://www.mcli.co.za/mcli-web/news/2007/2007-373/LabourLaw2007finalversioneng.pdf https://www.inss.gov.mz/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lei-23-2007-de-1de-Agosto-Lei-do-Trabalho.pdf |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | May 11, 2007 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The 2007 labor law protects against discrimination on employment on grounds of sexual orientation |
| Sources | http://www.mcli.co.za/mcli-web/news/2007/2007-373/LabourLaw2007finalversioneng.pdf |