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Region | Belize |
Issue | Equal age of consent |
Status | Equal |
Start Date | Aug 10, 2016 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | The age of consent was equalized when the Supreme Court struck down the sodomy law and granted non-discrimination rights in the constituion under grounds of sexual orientation for LGBT individuals. |
Sources | https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Belize_2011 https://www.thepinknews.com/2016/08/10/belize-supreme-court-strikes-down-law-criminalising-homosexuality/ https://www.humandignitytrust.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/Judgment-Orozco-v-The-Attorney-General-of-Belize.pdf https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20230519005853/https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be1420.html https://www.humandignitytrust.org/reform/countries/belize |
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Sources | https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Belize_2011 https://www.thepinknews.com/2016/08/10/belize-supreme-court-strikes-down-law-criminalising-homosexuality/ https://www.humandignitytrust.org/wp-content/uploads/resources/Judgment-Orozco-v-The-Attorney-General-of-Belize.pdf https://webarchive.archive.unhcr.org/20230519005853/https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4be1420.html https://www.humandignitytrust.org/reform/countries/belize |