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| Region | Dominican Republic |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | Jun 23, 2021 |
| End Date | Feb 2025 |
| Description | The old one stipulated that a person could not be fired, discriminated against or harassed in a work environment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity because it could proceed legally but after the change that was made on June 23, 2021 in the lower chamber this small section was eliminated and summarized to remove the protection for thousands of LGBT people in the Dominican Republic |
| Sources | English Resources https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/30/dominican-republic-court-reviews-laws-against-gay-sex https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/new-penal-code-sparks-protests-human-rights-groups-dominican-republic-avqe/ Spanish Resources https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/revuelo-en-redes-porque-quitan-del-nuevo-codigo-penal-la-discriminacion-por-orientacion-sexual-y-genero-NE27236847 https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/diputados-dominicanos-quitan-la-discriminaci%C3%B3n-a-lgtbi-del-nuevo-c%C3%B3digo-penal/46750096 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/revuelo-en-redes-porque-quitan-del-nuevo-codigo-penal-la-discriminacion-por-orientacion-sexual-y-genero-NE27236847 |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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Revision History (8)
edited by sashaelfxp. A lot of time has passed after the first edit and news laws changes this category.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Jun 23, 2021 |
| End Date | 2000 | Feb 2025 |
| Description | LGBT employment discrimination is not illegal, and Law 285-66 specifically prohibits LGBT people from serving in the police force. | The old one stipulated that a person could not be fired, discriminated against or harassed in a work environment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity because it could proceed legally but after the change that was made on June 23, 2021 in the lower chamber this small section was eliminated and summarized to remove the protection for thousands of LGBT people in the Dominican Republic |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2019.pdf | English Resources https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/08/30/dominican-republic-court-reviews-laws-against-gay-sex https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/new-penal-code-sparks-protests-human-rights-groups-dominican-republic-avqe/ Spanish Resources https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/revuelo-en-redes-porque-quitan-del-nuevo-codigo-penal-la-discriminacion-por-orientacion-sexual-y-genero-NE27236847 https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/diputados-dominicanos-quitan-la-discriminaci%C3%B3n-a-lgtbi-del-nuevo-c%C3%B3digo-penal/46750096 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/revuelo-en-redes-porque-quitan-del-nuevo-codigo-penal-la-discriminacion-por-orientacion-sexual-y-genero-NE27236847 |
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| End Date | (none) | 2000 |
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
| Description | Under anti discrimination laws. | LGBT employment discrimination is not illegal, and Law 285-66 specifically prohibits LGBT people from serving in the police force. |
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| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2019.pdf |
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| Value | Sexual orientation only | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
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- Status is not correct "As of the 30 of june 2021 dominican Republic decriminalised the discrimination against LGBTQI+ people"
- Status is not correct
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| Sources | No | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf |
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| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation only |
| Description | No Protections exists. | Under anti discrimination laws. |