Current Version
| Region | Ethiopia |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Homosexuality is illegal in Ethiopia and penalties can range from 10 days to three years, according to the UN Refugee Agency. There is a maximum sentence of 10 years that can be imposed if an offender "uses violence, intimidation or coercion, trickery or fraud, or takes unfair advantage of the victim’s inability to offer resistance." This status may change soon as anti-gay organizations are pushing for the death penalty. |
| Sources | http://dot429.com/articles/1642-controversy-in-ethiopia-over-lgbt-rights http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/03/ethiopian-evangelists-death-penalty-homosexuals_n_3208972.html http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?page=country&category=&publisher=IRBC&type=&coi=ETH&rid=&docid=47d6544e28&skip=0 |
Reports (4)
- Newer law has been passed
- Status is not correct "Ethiopian society will not accept or support LGBT,Trans etc which the majority of Ethiopians regard as a Sin and aborration to nature."
- Status is not correct "both male and female homosexuality is illegal"
- Status is not correct "It just got decriminalized
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Revision History (2)
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| Description | This status may change soon. Anti-gay organizations are pushing for the death penalty | Homosexuality is illegal in Ethiopia and penalties can range from 10 days to three years, according to the UN Refugee Agency. There is a maximum sentence of 10 years that can be imposed if an offender "uses violence, intimidation or coercion, trickery or fraud, or takes unfair advantage of the victim’s inability to offer resistance." This status may change soon as anti-gay organizations are pushing for the death penalty. |
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| Sources | http://dot429.com/articles/1642-controversy-in-ethiopia-over-lgbt-rights http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/03/ethiopian-evangelists-death-penalty-homosexuals_n_3208972.html | http://dot429.com/articles/1642-controversy-in-ethiopia-over-lgbt-rights http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/03/ethiopian-evangelists-death-penalty-homosexuals_n_3208972.html http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?page=country&category=&publisher=IRBC&type=&coi=ETH&rid=&docid=47d6544e28&skip=0 |
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created by grey-tundra
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | This status may change soon. Anti-gay organizations are pushing for the death penalty |
| Sources | http://dot429.com/articles/1642-controversy-in-ethiopia-over-lgbt-rights http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/03/ethiopian-evangelists-death-penalty-homosexuals_n_3208972.html |