Current Version
| Region | Abu Dhabi |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Up to death |
| Sources | none available |
Reports (1)
- Newer law has been passed
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Revision History (8)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Male illegal, female legal | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Description | up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced. | Up to death |
| Sources | none available |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Male illegal, female legal |
| Sources | No |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "All sexual activities outside of heterosexual marriage is illegal, ergo it's not legal for two women either (UAE Penal Code article 356)"
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | up to 10 years in prison. | up to 10 years in prison. Not enforced. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | up to 14 years in prison. | up to 10 years in prison. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | up to 10 years in prison. | up to 14 years in prison. |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | up to 14 years in prison. | up to 10 years in prison. |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Male up to 14 years in prison. Female up 10 years in prison. | up to 14 years in prison. |