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Region | Bhutan |
Issue | LGBT discrimination |
Status | No protections |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | No protection exists for sexual orientation and gender identity under the current constitution. |
Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20180421053151/https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/277523.pdf |
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edited by beeurd. Adding source (old one was broken). Also couldn't find a source for the existing date.
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Start Date | Dec 14, 2006 | (unknown) |
Sources | http://www.bhutanaudit.gov.bt/About%20Us/Mandates/Constitution%20of%20Bhutan%202008.pdf | https://web.archive.org/web/20180421053151/https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/277523.pdf |
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Description | No protection exists for sexual orientation and gender identity under the current constitution. In addition, homosexuality is still currently illegal. | No protection exists for sexual orientation and gender identity under the current constitution. |
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Status | No protections |
Start Date | Dec 14, 2006 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | No protection exists for sexual orientation and gender identity under the current constitution. In addition, homosexuality is still currently illegal. |
Sources | http://www.bhutanaudit.gov.bt/About%20Us/Mandates/Constitution%20of%20Bhutan%202008.pdf |
Reports (2)
- Newer law has been passed "Same-sex sexual activity was decriminalized in Bhutan on February 17, 2021."
- Status is not correct