Entry #12245: LGBT discrimination in El Salvador

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Region	El Salvador
Issue	LGBT discrimination
Status	Illegal in some contexts
Start Date	Jan 1, 2009
End Date	(none)
Description	The current legal measures against LGBT discrimination are only limited to the public administration. Protection against LGBT discrimination in: Health: Ministerial Agreement No. 202 (2009), Law 307 (2016). Public empleoyment: Decree No. 56 (2010). Clinical practice for students: Law 227 (2019) Education: Law 431 (2022). Hate crime law includes sexual orientation and gender identity.
Sources	https://database.ilga.org/el-salvador-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/SV%20-%20EXE%20-%20Acuerdo%20Ministerial%20No.%20202%20(2009)%20-%20OR-OFF(es).pdf https://www.jurisprudencia.gob.sv/busqueda/showFile.php?bd=2&data=DocumentosBoveda%2FD%2F2%2F2020-2029%2F2022%2F06%2FF0E57.PDF&number=986711&fecha=22/06/2022&numero=LEY=CRECER=JUNTOS=PARA=LA=PROTECCION=INTEGRAL=DE=LA=PRIMERA=INFANCIA,=NI%C3%91EZ=Y=ADOLESCENCIA&cesta=0&singlePage=false%27 https://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/09/09/el-salvador-lawmakers-approve-enhanced-hate-crime-penalties/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180504200434/https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/C0AB56F8-AF37-4F25-AD90-08AE401C0BA7.pdf (pages 34, 44)

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May 5, 2024

edited by Nathan. Fixed info

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Value	Illegal	Illegal in some contexts
Start Date	2015	Jan 1, 2009
Description	Hate crime law includes sexual orientation and gender identity is banned such as housing, employment and other discimination	The current legal measures against LGBT discrimination are only limited to the public administration. Protection against LGBT discrimination in: Health: Ministerial Agreement No. 202 (2009), Law 307 (2016). Public empleoyment: Decree No. 56 (2010). Clinical practice for students: Law 227 (2019) Education: Law 431 (2022). Hate crime law includes sexual orientation and gender identity.
Description	Show Difference Hate crime law includes sexual orientation and gender identity is banned such as housing, employment and other discimination The current legal measures against LGBT discrimination are only limited to the public administration. Protection against LGBT discrimination in: Health: Ministerial Agreement No. 202 (2009), Law 307 (2016). Public empleoyment: Decree No. 56 (2010). Clinical practice for students: Law 227 (2019) Education: Law 431 (2022). Hate crime law includes sexual orientation and gender identity.
Sources	https://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/09/09/el-salvador-lawmakers-approve-enhanced-hate-crime-penalties/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180504200434/https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/C0AB56F8-AF37-4F25-AD90-08AE401C0BA7.pdf (pages 34, 44)	https://database.ilga.org/el-salvador-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/SV%20-%20EXE%20-%20Acuerdo%20Ministerial%20No.%20202%20(2009)%20-%20OR-OFF(es).pdf https://www.jurisprudencia.gob.sv/busqueda/showFile.php?bd=2&data=DocumentosBoveda%2FD%2F2%2F2020-2029%2F2022%2F06%2FF0E57.PDF&number=986711&fecha=22/06/2022&numero=LEY=CRECER=JUNTOS=PARA=LA=PROTECCION=INTEGRAL=DE=LA=PRIMERA=INFANCIA,=NI%C3%91EZ=Y=ADOLESCENCIA&cesta=0&singlePage=false%27 https://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/09/09/el-salvador-lawmakers-approve-enhanced-hate-crime-penalties/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180504200434/https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/C0AB56F8-AF37-4F25-AD90-08AE401C0BA7.pdf (pages 34, 44)
Sources	Show Difference https://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/09/09/el-salvador-lawmakers-approve-enhanced-hate-crime-penalties/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180504200434/https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/C0AB56F8-AF37-4F25-AD90-08AE401C0BA7.pdf (pages 34, 44) https://database.ilga.org/el-salvador-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/SV%20-%20EXE%20-%20Acuerdo%20Ministerial%20No.%20202%20(2009)%20-%20OR-OFF(es).pdf https://www.jurisprudencia.gob.sv/busqueda/showFile.php?bd=2&data=DocumentosBoveda%2FD%2F2%2F2020-2029%2F2022%2F06%2FF0E57.PDF&number=986711&fecha=22/06/2022&numero=LEY=CRECER=JUNTOS=PARA=LA=PROTECCION=INTEGRAL=DE=LA=PRIMERA=INFANCIA,=NI%C3%91EZ=Y=ADOLESCENCIA&cesta=0&singlePage=false%27 https://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/09/09/el-salvador-lawmakers-approve-enhanced-hate-crime-penalties/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180504200434/https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/C0AB56F8-AF37-4F25-AD90-08AE401C0BA7.pdf (pages 34, 44)

Mar 23, 2024

edited by e_seurat. Fixing status

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Illegal in some contexts	Illegal
Description	In 2015, the Salvadoran Parliament passed a law adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Criminal Code's hate crime provisions. The Code provides a penalty of between three and six years imprisonment for those who commit a crime based on the victim's race, ethnicity, political affiliation, sexual orientation or gender identity.	Hate crime law includes sexual orientation and gender identity is banned such as housing, employment and other discimination
Description	Show Difference In 2015, the Salvadoran Parliament passed a law adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Criminal Code's hate crime provisions. The Code provides a penalty of between three and six years imprisonment for those who commit a crime based on the victim's race, ethnicity, political affiliation, sexual orientation or gender identity. Hate crime law includes sexual orientation and gender identity is banned such as housing, employment and other discimination

Nov 24, 2023

edited by Notdog1996. Fixing dates

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End Date	2018	(none)

Mar 16, 2023

created by Markissik

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	Original entry
Status	Illegal in some contexts
Start Date	2015
End Date	2018
Description	In 2015, the Salvadoran Parliament passed a law adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the Criminal Code's hate crime provisions. The Code provides a penalty of between three and six years imprisonment for those who commit a crime based on the victim's race, ethnicity, political affiliation, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Sources	https://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/09/09/el-salvador-lawmakers-approve-enhanced-hate-crime-penalties/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180504200434/https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/documents/decretos/C0AB56F8-AF37-4F25-AD90-08AE401C0BA7.pdf (pages 34, 44)