Entry #12885: Homosexual activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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RegionBosnia and Herzegovina
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start DateJan 1, 1930
End DateJun 30, 1951
DescriptionThe Criminal Code for the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kingdom of Yugoslavia as of October 3, 1929) adopted on January 27, 1929 criminalized "unnatural fornication" without specifying the definition of the mentioned term.
Paragraph 285: for unnatural fornication between persons, the perpetrator shall be punished with strict imprisonment, unless the act turns into a more serious crime.
Sourceshttps://www.uzzpro.gov.rs/doc/biblioteka/digitalna-biblioteka/Krivicni%20zakonik.pdf


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StatusIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start DateJan 1, 1930
End DateJun 30, 1951
DescriptionThe Criminal Code for the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kingdom of Yugoslavia as of October 3, 1929) adopted on January 27, 1929 criminalized "unnatural fornication" without specifying the definition of the mentioned term. Paragraph 285: for unnatural fornication between persons, the perpetrator shall be punished with strict imprisonment, unless the act turns into a more serious crime.
Sourceshttps://www.uzzpro.gov.rs/doc/biblioteka/digitalna-biblioteka/Krivicni%20zakonik.pdf