Entry #70: Homosexual activity in Eritrea

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RegionEritrea
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start DateJul 23, 1957
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn Eritrea, same-sex sexual activity can incur a punishment of anywhere from 10 days to 3 years in prison.
Sourceshttps://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eritrea/ - Section 6
http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php
https://features.hrw.org/features/features/lgbt_laws/


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edited by jadeywadey. wording again oopsie

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DescriptionIn Eritrea, homosexual acts can incur 10 days - 3 years in prison.In Eritrea, same-sex sexual activity can incur a punishment of anywhere from 10 days to 3 years in prison.
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In Eritrea, homosexual acts can incur 10 days - 3 years in prison. same-sex sexual activity can incur a punishment of anywhere from 10 days to 3 years in prison.

edited by jadeywadey. words are hard :(

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DescriptionIn Eritrea, homosexual acts can incur 10-3 years in prison.In Eritrea, homosexual acts can incur 10 days - 3 years in prison.
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In Eritrea, homosexual acts can incur 10-3 years in prison. 10 days - 3 years in prison.

edited by jadeywadey. description wording and source

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DescriptionSimple Imprisonment: 10 days to 3 years. In Eritrea, homosexual acts can incur 10-3 years in prison.
Sourceshttps://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eritrea/ - Section 6
http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eritrea/ - Section 6
http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php
https://features.hrw.org/features/features/lgbt_laws/
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https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eritrea/ - Section 6 http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2 http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php 6 http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2 http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php https://features.hrw.org/features/features/lgbt_laws/

edited by jadeywadey. improved sources/replaced ilga

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Sourceshttp://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf
http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eritrea/ - Section 6
http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php
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http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2 http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/eritrea/ - Section 6 http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2 http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php

edited by danlev. merging duplicates

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End DateSep 6, 2018(none)
Sourceshttp://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf
http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2
http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf
http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php
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http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2 http://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2 http://www.loc.gov/law/help/criminal-laws-on-homosexuality/african-nations-laws.php

edited by bubblyara

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created by chris

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StatusIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start DateJul 23, 1957
End Date(none)
DescriptionSimple Imprisonment: 10 days to 3 years.
Sourceshttp://old.ilga.org/Statehomophobia/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2013.pdf http://www.refworld.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rwmain?docid=49216a0a2