Current Version
Region | Rwanda |
Issue | Serving openly in military |
Status | Ambiguous |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Law No. 64/2024 Governing the Rwanda Defence Force and Ministerial Order no. 01/Minadef/2012 Establishing the Disciplinary Code in the Rwanda Defence Forces do not specifically exclude LGBT people from serving. However, they include provisions relating to morality and unethical behaviour as grounds for dismissal, prohibitions and serious offences. |
Sources | https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/116717/RWA-116717.pdf https://rwandalii.org/akn/rw/officialGazette/government-gazette/2012-09-17/38/mul@2012-09-17 |
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Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | (REMOVED) |
Special Status | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Ambiguous |
Description | Rwanda, like all other African countries have yet to allow trans service | Law No. 64/2024 Governing the Rwanda Defence Force and Ministerial Order no. 01/Minadef/2012 Establishing the Disciplinary Code in the Rwanda Defence Forces do not specifically exclude LGBT people from serving. However, they include provisions relating to morality and unethical behaviour as grounds for dismissal, prohibitions and serious offences. |
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Sources | https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210629-countries-that-allow-transgender-people-easy-status-change | https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/116717/RWA-116717.pdf https://rwandalii.org/akn/rw/officialGazette/government-gazette/2012-09-17/38/mul@2012-09-17 |
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0 Old Value | New Value | |
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Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Description | Rwanda, like all other African countries have yet to allow trans service | |
Sources | https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210629-countries-that-allow-transgender-people-easy-status-change |
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Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
Old Value | New Value | |
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Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
Description | No restrictions i have found. | No |
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Value | Illegal | Legal |
Description | No | No restrictions i have found. |