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| Region | Eswatini |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Female equal, male N/A |
| Start Date | Feb 22, 1907 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The age of consent in Eswatini is 18 for heterosexual sex. However, sodomy is illegal in Eswatini so the age of consent is irrelevant for males. Regarding lesbian sex, due to there being no laws criminalizing it, the age of consent is also 18. |
| Sources | https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/swaziland http://genderlinks.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/GBV_Eswatini_SexualOffencesandDomesticViolenceAct_2018.pdf |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Updating link and adding a new one, fixing date, fixing status, and fixing description
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|---|---|---|
| Value | Equal | Female equal, male N/A |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2015 | Feb 22, 1907 |
| Description | age of consent is 21. Homosexuality is illegal. | The age of consent in Eswatini is 18 for heterosexual sex. However, sodomy is illegal in Eswatini so the age of consent is irrelevant for males. Regarding lesbian sex, due to there being no laws criminalizing it, the age of consent is also 18. |
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| Sources | http://www.ageofconsent.com/swaziland.htm | https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/swaziland http://genderlinks.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/GBV_Eswatini_SexualOffencesandDomesticViolenceAct_2018.pdf |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Unequal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | age of consent is 21 | age of consent is 21. Homosexuality is illegal. |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Unequal | Equal |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Jan 1, 2015 |
| Description | only equal for females. | age of consent is 21 |
| Sources | No | http://www.ageofconsent.com/swaziland.htm |