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| Region | Eswatini |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are explicit legal protections against hate speech based on sexual orientation in the media. Section 10.2(2) on "Violence and Hate speech" of the Broadcasting Guidelines Services 2017. It apply to all Radio and Television broadcasting service providers. Section 8(1)(d) of The Broadcasting (Content) Guidelines 2022. It apply to all broadcasters and content service providers. |
| Sources | https://www.esccom.org.sz/mandate/broadcasting/Broadcasting_Guidelines.pdf https://www.esccom.org.sz/publications/notices/docs/Notice%2011%20Broadcasting%20(Content)%20Guidelines%202022%20Final.pdf https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eswatini/ |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 2017 |
| Description | Eswatini provides no protections from discrimination to LGBTIQ+ people. | There are explicit legal protections against hate speech based on sexual orientation in the media. Section 10.2(2) on "Violence and Hate speech" of the Broadcasting Guidelines Services 2017. It apply to all Radio and Television broadcasting service providers. Section 8(1)(d) of The Broadcasting (Content) Guidelines 2022. It apply to all broadcasters and content service providers. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eswatini/ | https://www.esccom.org.sz/mandate/broadcasting/Broadcasting_Guidelines.pdf https://www.esccom.org.sz/publications/notices/docs/Notice%2011%20Broadcasting%20(Content)%20Guidelines%202022%20Final.pdf https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eswatini/ |
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Eswatini provides no protections from discrimination to LGBTIQ+ people. |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eswatini/ |