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| Region | Rwanda |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Rwanda, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. However, LGBTIQ+ people are frequently detained by police under vaguely worded laws against "deviant acts or behaviours" and laws against "acts which hurt public decency". |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/rwanda/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/rwandas-transgender-community-face-violent-detentions-for-being-trans/ https://rightsinexile.org/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-country-list/rwanda-lgbtqi-resources/ |
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| Description | In Rwanda, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In Rwanda, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. However, LGBTIQ+ people are frequently detained by police under vaguely worded laws against "deviant acts or behaviours" and laws against "acts which hurt public decency". |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/rwanda/ | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/rwanda/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/rwandas-transgender-community-face-violent-detentions-for-being-trans/ https://rightsinexile.org/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-country-list/rwanda-lgbtqi-resources/ |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/rwanda/ |