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| Region | Togo |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Nov 24, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Togo's Penal Code in 2015 contained Article 392 which specifically criminalises "offences against morality" with a person of the same sex. Article 394 punishes expression by imprisonment from 6 months to 2 years. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/togo/ https://www.policinglaw.info/assets/downloads/Code_p%C3%A9nale_du_Togo_(2015).pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20181202110045/https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/104616/127692/F-194593081/TGO-104616.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding more information.
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| Value | State-enforced | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Nov 24, 2015 |
| Description | In Togo, some criminal statutes are known to criminalise discussion of LGBTIQ+ topics. | Togo's Penal Code in 2015 contained Article 392 which specifically criminalises "offences against morality" with a person of the same sex. Article 394 punishes expression by imprisonment from 6 months to 2 years. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/togo/ | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/togo/ https://www.policinglaw.info/assets/downloads/Code_p%C3%A9nale_du_Togo_(2015).pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20181202110045/https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/104616/127692/F-194593081/TGO-104616.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing status and sourcing.
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| Value | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Description | In Togo, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In Togo, some criminal statutes are known to criminalise discussion of LGBTIQ+ topics. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/togo/ | |
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| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Togo, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. |
| Sources | (empty) |
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- Status is not correct "State-enforced as some criminal statutes criminalise discussion.
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/togo/"