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| Region | Zambia |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Nov 1, 1931 |
| End Date | Sep 10, 2018 |
| Description | 7-14 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Not enforced. |
| Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/08/03/zambia-convicts-men-same-sex-relationship/ |
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Revision History (20)
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| Description | 7-14 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. | 7-14 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Not enforced. |
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| Description | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. | 7-14 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. |
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| Description | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Rarely enforced. | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. |
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| Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/08/03/zambia-convicts-men-same-sex-relationship/ |
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Male illegal, female legal |
| End Date | Jul 14, 2018 | Aug 1, 2018 |
| Description | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Rarely enforced. Decriminalization pending. | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Rarely enforced. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
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| End Date | Jun 6, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 |
| Description | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Rarely enforced. | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Rarely enforced. Decriminalization pending. |
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| End Date | Feb 24, 2018 | Mar 7, 2018 |
| Description | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Rarely enforced. |
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| End Date | Feb 1, 2018 | Feb 24, 2018 |
| Description | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Currently the military is hunting a lesbian couple. | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. |
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| End Date | Dec 27, 2017 | Feb 1, 2018 |
| Description | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. Currently the military is hunting a lesbian couple. |
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| End Date | Sep 6, 2017 | Dec 27, 2017 |
| Description | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. | 7 years to life in prison under unnatural/indecent acts. |