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| Region | Benin |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Benin does not have a law on the books criminalizing homosexuality. |
| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20140703222724/http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/BENIN/Law |
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edited by Jackninja5
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 1900 | (unknown) |
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| Description | No law on the books criminalizing this. Not one of the 69 countries outlawing sodamy. | Benin does not have a law on the books criminalizing homosexuality. |
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| End Date | Aug 19, 2018 | Sep 19, 2018 |
| Description | No law on the books criminalizing this. | No law on the books criminalizing this. Not one of the 69 countries outlawing sodamy. |
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Legal |
| End Date | Jun 22, 2018 | Jun 24, 2018 |
| Description | six months to three years in prison; fines of 4,000 1000,000 CFA Franks ( US 6.50- 1,620) Not enforced. Decriminalization pending. | No law on the books criminalizing this. |
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| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf | https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20140703222724/http://ilga.org/ilga/en/countries/BENIN/Law |
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| End Date | Jun 7, 2018 | Jun 13, 2018 |
| Description | six months to three years in prison; fines of 4,000 1000,000 CFA Franks ( US 6.50- 1,620) Not enforced. | six months to three years in prison; fines of 4,000 1000,000 CFA Franks ( US 6.50- 1,620) Not enforced. Decriminalization pending. |
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| End Date | Feb 22, 2018 | Jun 7, 2018 |
| Sources | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ | https://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Overview_2017.pdf |
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| Description | six months to three years in prison; fines of 4,000 1000,000 CFA Franks ( US 6.50- 1,620) | six months to three years in prison; fines of 4,000 1000,000 CFA Franks ( US 6.50- 1,620) Not enforced. |
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| Value | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| End Date | Jul 28, 2016 | Feb 12, 2017 |
| Description | according to susans place,amensity uk, the independent.com | six months to three years in prison; fines of 4,000 1000,000 CFA Franks ( US 6.50- 1,620) |
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| Sources | www.amnesty.org.uk https://www.susans.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Benin http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/benin http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay- lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html | https://lgbt-rights-hrw.silk.co/ |
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| Description | according to Wikipedia and amensity uk | according to susans place,amensity uk, the independent.com |
| Sources | www.amnesty.org.uk https://www.susans.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Benin http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/benin | www.amnesty.org.uk https://www.susans.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Benin http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/benin http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/gay- lesbian-bisexual-relationships-illegal-in-74-countries-a7033666.html |
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| Sources | www.amnesty.org.uk https://www.susans.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Benin | www.amnesty.org.uk https://www.susans.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Benin http://www.lgbtnet.dk/countries/africa/benin |
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| Sources | www.amnesty.org.uk | www.amnesty.org.uk https://www.susans.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Benin |
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