Current Version
| Region | Mozambique |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 29, 2015 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On June 29th, 2015, a new Mozambique penal code came into effect. In the new penal code, the article that targeted anyone “who habitually engages in vices against nature" was removed. |
| Sources | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/30/mozambique-lgbt-activists-anti-gay-law-scrapped |
Revision History (4)
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| Start Date | Jun 30, 2015 | Jun 29, 2015 |
| Description | Although not explicitly mentioned in the penal code, the justice minister clarified that homosexuality is not an offence in Mozembique. New penal code explicitly removed "crimes against nature", leaving no ground whatsoever for homosexuality to be illegal. It is expected to go into effect June 29th, 2015. | On June 29th, 2015, a new Mozambique penal code came into effect. In the new penal code, the article that targeted anyone “who habitually engages in vices against nature" was removed. |
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| Sources | http://www.care2.com/causes/mozambic-gay-rights-advocates-push-for-constitutional-amendment.html http://www.ibtimes.com/mozambique-decriminalize-homosexuality-june-29-southeast-african-nation-latest-1948203 | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/30/mozambique-lgbt-activists-anti-gay-law-scrapped |
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| Description | Although not explicitly mentioned in the penal code, the justice minister clarified that homosexuality is not an offence in Mozembique | Although not explicitly mentioned in the penal code, the justice minister clarified that homosexuality is not an offence in Mozembique. New penal code explicitly removed "crimes against nature", leaving no ground whatsoever for homosexuality to be illegal. It is expected to go into effect June 29th, 2015. |
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| Sources | http://www.care2.com/causes/mozambic-gay-rights-advocates-push-for-constitutional-amendment.html | http://www.care2.com/causes/mozambic-gay-rights-advocates-push-for-constitutional-amendment.html http://www.ibtimes.com/mozambique-decriminalize-homosexuality-june-29-southeast-african-nation-latest-1948203 |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1975 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Although not explicitly mentioned in the penal code, the justice minister clarified that homosexuality is not an offence in Mozembique |
| Sources | http://www.care2.com/causes/mozambic-gay-rights-advocates-push-for-constitutional-amendment.html |