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| Region | Namibia |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Female equal, male N/A |
| Start Date | Mar 21, 1990 |
| End Date | Jun 21, 2024 |
| Description | The age of consent in Namibia is 16 years of age. However, sexual acts performed by males are illegal so the age of consent is irrelevant for them. |
| Sources | https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/namibia https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/namibia/#:~:text=Sodomy%20is%20criminalised%20as%20an,sexual%20intercourse%20between%20men%20only. |
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Revision History (7)
edited by allisonmdz. a new law is passed.
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| End Date | (none) | Jun 21, 2024 |
edited by Unknownmiles. Removing end date since it wasn’t ruled on
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| End Date | May 17, 2024 | (none) |
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- Newer law has been passed "Equal since today"
edited by Unknownmiles. I added all new info with correct dates and two new links
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Equal | Female equal, male N/A |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Mar 21, 1990 |
| End Date | (none) | May 17, 2024 |
| Description | Set age of Consent. | The age of consent in Namibia is 16 years of age. However, sexual acts performed by males are illegal so the age of consent is irrelevant for them. |
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| Sources | https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/namibia https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/namibia/#:~:text=Sodomy%20is%20criminalised%20as%20an,sexual%20intercourse%20between%20men%20only. | |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Unequal | Equal |
| Description | No | Set age of Consent. |
| Sources | No |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Equal | Unequal |
| Description | age of consent is set at 16 years old. | No |
| Sources | https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/namibia | No |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Unequal | Equal |
| Description | No | age of consent is set at 16 years old. |
| Sources | No | https://www.ageofconsent.net/world/namibia |