Entry #2835: Serving openly in military in Dominican Republic

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RegionDominican Republic
IssueServing openly in military
StatusIllegal
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn 2012 the newspaper El Caribe cited the Minister of the Armed Forces as saying that "presence of homosexuals in their ranks" was prohibited by law.
Sourceshttps://www.refworld.org/docid/527a3f024.html


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edited by beeurd

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ValueLegalIllegal
DescriptionIn 2012 the newspaper El Caribe cited the Minister of the Armed Forces as saying that "presence of homosexuals in their ranks" was prohibited by law.
Sourceshttps://www.refworld.org/docid/527a3f024.html

edited by Ausyk

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Value(REMOVED)Legal
Special StatusAmbiguousLegal
DescriptionDosent have military.
SourcesNo
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  • Status is not correct "Law 285-66 n Law 285-66 prohibits police officers from engaging in sodomy, punishable by up to two years in prison. The law essentially prohibits LGBT people from serving as members of the police force. n In 2014, National Police Chief Manuel Castro affirmed this interpretation, stating that the law prohibits LGBT people from becoming members of the police force. "
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edited by Ausyk

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ValueIllegal(REMOVED)
Special StatusIllegalAmbiguous
DescriptionNoDosent have military.

created by Ausyk

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Original entry
StatusIllegal
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionNo
SourcesNo