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| Region | North Korea |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Equal |
| Start Date | 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Under the Article 295 of the North Korean Criminal Law, the age of consent is 15 irrespectively of gender of parties. |
| Sources | https://www.hrnk.org/uploads/pdfs/The%20Criminal%20Law%20of%20the%20Democratic%20Republic%20of%20Korea_2009_%20(1).pdf |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Equal |
| Special Status | N/A | Equal |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 2009 |
| Description | Not available | Under the Article 295 of the North Korean Criminal Law, the age of consent is 15 irrespectively of gender of parties. |
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| Sources | Being LGBTQ+ is Illegal in North Korea. | https://www.hrnk.org/uploads/pdfs/The%20Criminal%20Law%20of%20the%20Democratic%20Republic%20of%20Korea_2009_%20(1).pdf |
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| Description | Being LGBTQ+ is Illegal in North Korea. | Not available |
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| Value | Equal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | The North Korean age of consent is set at 15 regardless of sexuality. There are claims that the age of consent varies, but no official North Korean sources back these claims. | Being LGBTQ+ is Illegal in North Korea. |
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| Sources | http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/eap/135995.htm http://www.novexcn.com/dprk_constitution_98.html | Being LGBTQ+ is Illegal in North Korea. |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Equal |
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- Status is not correct "Unequal"
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| Description | Although the North Korean government states that homosexuality is legal, there is no LGBT age of consent. The criminal code however states that sexual intercourse with a female under the age of 15 will result in 'grave punishment'. | The North Korean age of consent is set at 15 regardless of sexuality. There are claims that the age of consent varies, but no official North Korean sources back these claims. |
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| Sources | http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/eap/135995.htm | http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/eap/135995.htm http://www.novexcn.com/dprk_constitution_98.html |
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| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Although the North Korean government states that homosexuality is legal, there is no LGBT age of consent. The criminal code however states that sexual intercourse with a female under the age of 15 will result in 'grave punishment'. |
| Sources | http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2009/eap/135995.htm |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "Equal"