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| Region | Somalia |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Provisional Constitution of Somalia (2012) upheld the preeminence of Sharia law. As such, the possibility of Sharia courts imposing the death penalty for individuals convicted of engaging in homosexual sex is possible. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/SO%20-%20LEG%20-%20Provisional%20Constitution%20of%20Somalia%20(2012)%20-%20OR(so).pdf (Arabic) https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/lib-docs/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session11/SO/JS5_JointSubmission5-eng.pdf (joint submission for to fix laws) |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/SO%20-%20LEG%20-%20Provisional%20Constitution%20of%20Somalia%20(2012)%20-%20OR(so).pdf | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/SO%20-%20LEG%20-%20Provisional%20Constitution%20of%20Somalia%20(2012)%20-%20OR(so).pdf (Arabic) https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/lib-docs/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session11/SO/JS5_JointSubmission5-eng.pdf (joint submission for to fix laws) |
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| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Provisional Constitution of Somalia (2012) upheld the preeminence of Sharia law. As such, the possibility of Sharia courts imposing the death penalty for individuals convicted of engaging in homosexual sex is possible. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/SO%20-%20LEG%20-%20Provisional%20Constitution%20of%20Somalia%20(2012)%20-%20OR(so).pdf |