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| Region | Mauritius |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Male illegal, female legal |
| Start Date | Dec 29, 1838 |
| End Date | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Description | Homosexual activity is illegal in Mauritius. Unenforced, decriminalization pending. |
| Sources | https://www.reuters.com/article/mauritius-lgbt-lawmaking/interview-gay-mauritian-men-seek-to-overturn-anti-gay-law-on-paradise-island-idUSL3N26L3D2 |
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Revision History (22)
edited by DuffdeNecker
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Male illegal, female legal |
Reports (3)
- Status is not correct "Section 250 of the country's criminal code punishes sodomy with 5 years in prison, so it is illegal for males and females."
- Status is not correct "Men are aloud to be gay "
- Status is not correct "Homesexuality is legal"
edited by DuffdeNecker
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| Description | Homosexual activity is illegal in Mauritius | Homosexual activity is illegal in Mauritius. Unenforced, decriminalization pending. |
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| Value | Legal | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Description | Ruled unconstitutional. | Homosexual activity is illegal in Mauritius |
| Sources | https://www.reuters.com/article/mauritius-lgbt-lawmaking/interview-gay-mauritian-men-seek-to-overturn-anti-gay-law-on-paradise-island-idUSL3N26L3D2 |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "only sodomy is illegal. Male homosexuality is illegal, but female homosexuality isn't"
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Male illegal, female legal | Legal |
| Description | Five years in prison with hard labour. Not enforced. | Ruled unconstitutional. |
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| End Date | Nov 3, 2017 | Nov 16, 2017 |
| Description | Five years in prison with hard prison. Not enforced. | Five years in prison with hard labour. Not enforced. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Male illegal, female legal |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | Sep 6, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 |
| Description | Five years in prison. Not enforced. | Five years in prison with hard prison. Not enforced. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | Aug 11, 2017 | Sep 6, 2017 |
| Description | Five years in prison. | Five years in prison. Not enforced. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | Five years in prison with prison. | Five years in prison. |
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| End Date | Mar 19, 2017 | Aug 11, 2017 |
| Description | Five years in prison with prison and forced labor. | Five years in prison with prison. |
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| End Date | Aug 11, 2017 | Mar 19, 2017 |
| Description | Five years in prison with prison. | Five years in prison with prison and forced labor. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| End Date | Mar 10, 2017 | Aug 11, 2017 |
| Description | Five years in prison with prison and forced labor. | Five years in prison with prison. |
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| Value | Illegal (other penalty) | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| End Date | Feb 11, 2017 | Mar 10, 2017 |
| Description | Five years in prison with prison. | Five years in prison with prison and forced labor. |