Current Version
| Region | Republic of the Congo |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Jun 5, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There is limited protection based on sexual orientation. Article 19 of Law No. 27-2020 on the Fight Against Cybercrime, reads "Anyone who, except in the cases provided for by law, places or stores on a computer medium or memory, without the express consent of the person concerned, personal data revealing, directly or indirectly, the person's ethnic origin, political, philosophical, or religious opinions, or trade union membership, or relating to the person's health or sexual orientation, shall be punished by imprisonment of at least one year to a maximum of five years and a fine of one million to ten million CFA francs, or both." Law No. 29-2019 on the Protection of Personal Data protects a person's sexual life as sensitive and personal data (Articles 4, 14 and 40). |
| Sources | https://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Congo-Loi-2020-27-lutte-contre-cybercriminalite.pdf https://www.sgg.cg/JO/2019/congo-jo-2019-45.pdf |
Revision History (3)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Jun 5, 2020 |
| Description | No explicit protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Law No. 29-2019 on the Protection of Personal Data protects a person's sexual life as sensitive and personal data (Articles 4, 14 and 40). | There is limited protection based on sexual orientation. Article 19 of Law No. 27-2020 on the Fight Against Cybercrime, reads "Anyone who, except in the cases provided for by law, places or stores on a computer medium or memory, without the express consent of the person concerned, personal data revealing, directly or indirectly, the person's ethnic origin, political, philosophical, or religious opinions, or trade union membership, or relating to the person's health or sexual orientation, shall be punished by imprisonment of at least one year to a maximum of five years and a fine of one million to ten million CFA francs, or both." Law No. 29-2019 on the Protection of Personal Data protects a person's sexual life as sensitive and personal data (Articles 4, 14 and 40). |
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| Sources | https://www.sgg.cg/JO/2019/congo-jo-2019-45.pdf | https://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Congo-Loi-2020-27-lutte-contre-cybercriminalite.pdf https://www.sgg.cg/JO/2019/congo-jo-2019-45.pdf |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | No explicit protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Law No. 29-2019 on the Protection of Personal Data protects a person's sexual life as sensitive and personal data (Articles 4, 14 and 40). | |
| Sources | https://www.sgg.cg/JO/2019/congo-jo-2019-45.pdf |