Current Version
| Region | Chad |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 9, 1967 |
| End Date | Jul 31, 2017 |
| Description | Although homosexuality is legal, any homosexual act with any person under the age of 21 is illegal. |
| Sources | http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Chad/TD_Code_Penal.pdf |
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Revision History (3)
edited by Notdog1996. Getting rid of the date overlap
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| End Date | Dec 1, 2017 | Jul 31, 2017 |
| Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jun 9, 1967 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Although homosexuality is legal, any homosexual act with any person under the age of 21 is illegal. |
| Sources | http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Chad/TD_Code_Penal.pdf |
Reports (19)
- Newer law has been passed "Le parlement du Tchad a adopté un nouveau Code pénal dans lequel l’activité homosexuelle est pénalisée
http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20161213-tchad-nouveau-code-penal-homosexualite-coumakoye"
- Status is not correct "Due to the laws passed in august of 2017, homosexuality became illegal"
- Status is not correct "Made illegal in 2017
http://data.over-blog-kiwi.com/1/20/85/70/20170923/ob_d3b926_code-penal-2e-partie.pdf"
- Newer law has been passed "Same-sex sexual activity has been illegal in Chad since may 8th 2017."
- Status is not correct "Chad outlawed homosexuality in 2017."
- Status is not correct "Homosexual acts have been illegal since 2017"
- Status is not correct "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Chad
New penal code took effect in August 2017 making both male and female same-sex relations illegal. Was voted on in December 2016"
- Newer law has been passed "Homosexual activity is not legal anymore in Chad since 2017.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Chad
http://www.newnownext.com/chad-homosexuality-crime/12/2016/"
- Newer law has been passed "Homosexual activity is not legal anymore in Chad since 2017
http://www.newnownext.com/chad-homosexuality-crime/12/2016/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Chad"
- Status is not correct "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Chad"
- Status is not correct "Chad criminalized homosexuality in December 2016."
- Newer law has been passed "Homosexual activity is no longer legal in Chad "
- Status is not correct "In December 2016, Chad passed a law criminalising both male and female same-sex sexual activity by a vote of 111 to 1."
- Newer law has been passed "Made illegal in late 2016."
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "criminalised in 2016"
- Status is not correct "The law has been changed it is now illegal "
- Newer law has been passed "Chad recently passed legislation to make homosexuality a misdemeanour which can result in a fine and short prison sentence."
- Status is not correct "According to the Washington Post, a 2014 law in Chad makes same-sex relations a crime punishable by 15 to 20 years in prison. As shown here https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/gay-rights/"