Current Version
| Region | Rwanda |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | According to the ILGA World, discrimination on basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment is not explicitly banned. |
| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 326) |
Revision History (14)
edited by Markissik. Updating source and correcting the status
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | No protections |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | No protections |
| Description | "All Rwandans are born and remain equal in rights and freedoms. General guarantee of equality Discrimination of any kind or its propaganda based on, inter alia, ethnic origin, family or ancestry, clan, skin colour or race, sex, region, economic categories, religion or faith, opinion, fortune, cultural differences, language, economic status, physical or mental disability or any other form of discrimination are prohibited and punishable by law." | According to the ILGA World, discrimination on basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in employment is not explicitly banned. |
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| Sources | https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Rwanda_2015.pdf?lang=en | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 326) |
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edited by DuffdeNecker
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
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| Value | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation only |
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edited by DuffdeNecker
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| Description | All Rwandans are born and remain equal in rights and freedoms. General guarantee of equality Discrimination of any kind or its propaganda based on, inter alia, ethnic origin, family or ancestry, clan, skin colour or race, sex, region, economic categories, religion or faith, opinion, fortune, cultural differences, language, economic status, physical or mental disability or any other form of discrimination are prohibited and punishable by law. | "All Rwandans are born and remain equal in rights and freedoms. General guarantee of equality Discrimination of any kind or its propaganda based on, inter alia, ethnic origin, family or ancestry, clan, skin colour or race, sex, region, economic categories, religion or faith, opinion, fortune, cultural differences, language, economic status, physical or mental disability or any other form of discrimination are prohibited and punishable by law." |
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edited by DuffdeNecker
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Description | Sexual orientation only under the human rights institute. However Rwanda did sign the 2011 resolution for LGBT rights. | All Rwandans are born and remain equal in rights and freedoms. General guarantee of equality Discrimination of any kind or its propaganda based on, inter alia, ethnic origin, family or ancestry, clan, skin colour or race, sex, region, economic categories, religion or faith, opinion, fortune, cultural differences, language, economic status, physical or mental disability or any other form of discrimination are prohibited and punishable by law. |
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| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf | https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Rwanda_2015.pdf?lang=en |
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edited by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Sexual orientation only under the human rights institute. | Sexual orientation only under the human rights institute. However Rwanda did sign the 2011 resolution for LGBT rights. |
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edited by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Sexual orientation only | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
edited by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1980 | (NONE) |
| Description | No protections as far as I know of. | Sexual orientation only under the human rights institute. |
| Sources | No | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf |
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edited by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Start Date | (NONE) | Jan 1, 1980 |
edited by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
| Description | No | No protections as far as I know of. |
edited by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
created by Ausyk
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | No |
| Sources | No |