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| Region | Yemen |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | 2014 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Even though the Yemeni Law says that only married Muslim man can be punished with the death penalty if the man is caught having a homosexual activity. Executions can occur in the country in the time during the Yemeni civil war by vigilante Islamist groups and controls. Women are punished up to three years of imprisonment; where the offense has been committed under duress, the punishment is up to seven years detention. |
| Sources | http://www.buzzfeed.com/saeedjones/76-countries-where-anti-gay-laws-are-as-bad-as-or-worse-than https://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf |
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edited by LGBTsoutheastasian. punctuation errors
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| Description | Even though the Yemeni Law says that only married Muslim man can be punished with the death penalty if the man is caught having a homosexual activity. Executions can occur in the country in the time during the Yemeni Civil war by vigilante Islamist groups and controls. Women are punished up to three years of imprisonment; where the offense has been committed under duress, the punishment is up to seven years detention. | Even though the Yemeni Law says that only married Muslim man can be punished with the death penalty if the man is caught having a homosexual activity. Executions can occur in the country in the time during the Yemeni civil war by vigilante Islamist groups and controls. Women are punished up to three years of imprisonment; where the offense has been committed under duress, the punishment is up to seven years detention. |
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edited by LGBTsoutheastasian. Death penalty for sodomy offenses with married men still means the death penalty
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
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| Value | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Description | [EDIT REMOVED] | Even though the Yemeni Law says that only married Muslim man can be punished with the death penalty if the man is caught having a homosexual activity. Executions can occur in the country in the time during the Yemeni Civil war by vigilante Islamist groups and controls. Women are punished up to three years of imprisonment; where the offense has been committed under duress, the punishment is up to seven years detention. |
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| Description | Even though the Yemeni Law says that only married Muslim man can be punished with the death penalty if the man is caught having a homosexual activity. Executions can occur in the country in the time during the Yemeni Civil war by vigilante Islamist groups and controls. Women are punished up to three years of imprisonment; where the offense has been committed under duress, the punishment is up to seven years detention. | [EDIT REMOVED] |
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edited by Pizzaslices412653. Death penalty for homosexuality in Yemen
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| Value | Illegal (other penalty) | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
edited by JordanB3047
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| Value | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) | Illegal (other penalty) |
| Description | Even though the Yemeni Law says that only married Muslim man can be punished with the death penalty if the man is caught having a homosexual activity. Executions can occur in the country in the time during the Yemeni Civil war by vigilante Islamist groups and controls. | Even though the Yemeni Law says that only married Muslim man can be punished with the death penalty if the man is caught having a homosexual activity. Executions can occur in the country in the time during the Yemeni Civil war by vigilante Islamist groups and controls. Women are punished up to three years of imprisonment; where the offense has been committed under duress, the punishment is up to seven years detention. |
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| Sources | http://www.buzzfeed.com/saeedjones/76-countries-where-anti-gay-laws-are-as-bad-as-or-worse-than | http://www.buzzfeed.com/saeedjones/76-countries-where-anti-gay-laws-are-as-bad-as-or-worse-than https://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf |
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edited by Muhammadaji2022
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1994 | 2014 |
| Description | imprisonment plus physical violence | Even though the Yemeni Law says that only married Muslim man can be punished with the death penalty if the man is caught having a homosexual activity. Executions can occur in the country in the time during the Yemeni Civil war by vigilante Islamist groups and controls. |
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created by robertshippey
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|---|---|
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1994 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | imprisonment plus physical violence |
| Sources | http://www.buzzfeed.com/saeedjones/76-countries-where-anti-gay-laws-are-as-bad-as-or-worse-than |