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| Region | Uruguay |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2003 Discrimination protection was extended to Sexual orientation and Gender identity in the penal code. In 2004, an official anti-discrimination bill was passed that includes provisions for sexual orientations and gender identities. The law is actively enforced. |
| Sources | http://iglhrc.org/content/uruguay-parliament-forbids-hate-speech-and-violence-based-sexual-orientation http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=17817 https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/uruguay |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding info on enforcement.
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| Description | In 2003 Discrimination protection was extended to Sexual orientation and Gender identity in the penal code. In 2004, an official anti-discrimination bill was passed that includes provisions for sexual orientations and gender identities | In 2003 Discrimination protection was extended to Sexual orientation and Gender identity in the penal code. In 2004, an official anti-discrimination bill was passed that includes provisions for sexual orientations and gender identities. The law is actively enforced. |
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| Sources | http://iglhrc.org/content/uruguay-parliament-forbids-hate-speech-and-violence-based-sexual-orientation http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=17817 | http://iglhrc.org/content/uruguay-parliament-forbids-hate-speech-and-violence-based-sexual-orientation http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=17817 https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/uruguay |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2003 Discrimination protection was extended to Sexual orientation and Gender identity in the penal code. In 2004, an official anti-discrimination bill was passed that includes provisions for sexual orientations and gender identities |
| Sources | http://iglhrc.org/content/uruguay-parliament-forbids-hate-speech-and-violence-based-sexual-orientation http://www0.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=17817 |