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| Region | Dominica |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Apr 22, 1998 |
| End Date | Apr 22, 2024 |
| Description | Imprisonment of up to 5 years for "gross indecency" (Decriminalization pending) |
| Sources | http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/49696/87821/F1766139650/DMA49696.pdf |
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Revision History (4)
edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing date on the other entry to match with new date change
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| End Date | Apr 23, 2024 | Apr 22, 2024 |
edited by Unknownmiles. forgot to end previous law so doing that now
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| End Date | (NONE) | Apr 23, 2024 |
edited by Pizzaslices412653
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Description | Imprisonment of up to 5 years for "gross indecency" | Imprisonment of up to 5 years for "gross indecency" (Decriminalization pending) |
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Reports (3)
- Newer law has been passed "The Hight Court decriminalized homosexuality on Monday 22 April 2024.
https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/breaking-news-dominica-high-court-rules-punishment-of-homosexual-acts-as-unconstitutional/"
- Newer law has been passed "In April 2024, the country's High Court ruled that the law prohibiting consensual same-sex intimacy is unconstitutional.
https://76crimes.com/2024/04/22/anti-sodomy-law-dominica/"
- Other "The penalty is actually 10 years and not 5 years if committed by 2 consenting adults (Please see section 16.B on page 14 of the Buggery act from the same link that was posted.) "
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Apr 22, 1998 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Imprisonment of up to 5 years for "gross indecency" |
| Sources | http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/49696/87821/F1766139650/DMA49696.pdf |
Reports (3)
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "The law is not enforced"
- Status is not correct