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| Region | Mali |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Mali, there are no laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Article 322-18 of the new Penal Code in force since December 13, 2024, states that "Anyone who, except in cases provided for by law, places or stores on a computer medium or memory, without the express consent of the person concerned, personal data which, directly or indirectly, reveal the racial or ethnic origin, political, philosophical or religious opinions, or trade union membership, or which relate to the health or sexual life of the person concerned, as well as data relating to offences, convictions or security measures concerning them, shall be punished by imprisonment for five years and a fine of 5,000,000 francs." " |
| Sources | https://sgg-mali.ml/JO/2024/mali-jo-2024-21-sp.pdf?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email https://database.ilga.org/mali-lgbti |
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| Description | In Mali, there are no laws prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people. People are often subject to discrimination and beatings. In 2018, a transgender woman was viciously beaten with an iron bar and a whip, and her attackers yelled things like “Damnation!” and “Look at this son of the damned!” | In Mali, there are no laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Article 322-18 of the new Penal Code in force since December 13, 2024, states that "Anyone who, except in cases provided for by law, places or stores on a computer medium or memory, without the express consent of the person concerned, personal data which, directly or indirectly, reveal the racial or ethnic origin, political, philosophical or religious opinions, or trade union membership, or which relate to the health or sexual life of the person concerned, as well as data relating to offences, convictions or security measures concerning them, shall be punished by imprisonment for five years and a fine of 5,000,000 francs." " |
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| Sources | https://observers.france24.com/en/20181015-attack-transgender-woman-lgbt-mali https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/186428.pdf https://database.ilga.org/mali-lgbti | https://sgg-mali.ml/JO/2024/mali-jo-2024-21-sp.pdf?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email https://database.ilga.org/mali-lgbti |
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| Description | In Mali, there are no laws prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people. People are often subject to discrimination and beatings. In 2018, a transgender woman was viciously beaten with an iron bar and a whip, and her attackers yelled things like “damnation!” and “Look at this son of the damned!” | In Mali, there are no laws prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people. People are often subject to discrimination and beatings. In 2018, a transgender woman was viciously beaten with an iron bar and a whip, and her attackers yelled things like “Damnation!” and “Look at this son of the damned!” |
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| Sources | https://observers.france24.com/en/20181015-attack-transgender-woman-lgbt-mali https://database.ilga.org/mali-lgbti | https://observers.france24.com/en/20181015-attack-transgender-woman-lgbt-mali https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/186428.pdf https://database.ilga.org/mali-lgbti |
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| Description | In Mali, there are no laws prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people. People are often subject to discrimination and beatings. In 2018, a transgender woman was viciously beaten with an iron bar and a whip. | In Mali, there are no laws prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people. People are often subject to discrimination and beatings. In 2018, a transgender woman was viciously beaten with an iron bar and a whip, and her attackers yelled things like “damnation!” and “Look at this son of the damned!” |
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| Start Date | Sep 22, 1960 | (unknown) |
| Description | The date is the date at which Mali became indepedent | In Mali, there are no laws prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people. People are often subject to discrimination and beatings. In 2018, a transgender woman was viciously beaten with an iron bar and a whip. |
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| Sources | http://confinder.richmond.edu/admin/docs/Mali.pdf | https://observers.france24.com/en/20181015-attack-transgender-woman-lgbt-mali https://database.ilga.org/mali-lgbti |
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