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Uganda
Male/Male Illegal Female/Female Illegal
The Penal Code Act of 1950 (Chapter 120) (as amended) 180
Section 145. Unnatural offences.
“Any person who—
(a) has carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature;
(b) has carnal knowledge of an animal; or
(c) permits a male person to have carnal knowledge of him or her against the order of nature, commits an
offence and is liable to imprisonment for life.”
Section 146. Attempt to commit unnatural offences.
“Any person who attempts to commit any of the offences specified in section145 commits a felony and is
liable to imprisonment for seven years.”
Section 148. Indecent practices.
“Any person who, whether in public or in private, commits any act of gross indecency with another person or
procures another person to commit any act of gross indecency with him or her or attempts to procure the
commission of any such act by any person with himself or herself or with another person, whether in public or
in private, commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for seven years.”
The Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2005 181
Article 31. Rights of the family.
“(2a) Marriage between persons of the same sex is prohibited.”
According to Waaldijk (2011), in 2009 the ‘Anti Homosexuality Bill’ was proposed to greatly intensify the
criminalisation of homosexuality. 182 Nevertheless, strong national and international opposition have (so far)
stopped the bill from becoming law.
Zambia
Male/Male Illegal Female/Female Legal
The Penal Code Act, 1995 Edition 183
Section 155. “Any person who-
(a) has carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature; or
(b) has carnal knowledge of an animal; or
(c) permits a male person to have carnal knowledge of him or her against the order of nature; is guilty of a
felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years.
(As amended by No. 26 of 1933) Unnatural offences”
Section 156. “Any person who attempts to commit any of the offences specified in the last preceding section
is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years.
(As amended by No. 26 of 1933) Attempt to commit unnatural offences”
179 Text of the law is available at: http://www.jurisitetunisie.com/tunisie/codes/cp/menu.html.
180 Text of the law is available at: www.ulii.org/ug/legis/consol_act/pca195087
181 Text of the law is available at:
www.ugandaonlinelawlibrary.com/files/constitution/Constitutional_Amendment_Act,_2005.pdf
182 The text of the bill is available at: www.iglhrc.org/binary-data/ATTACHMENT/file/000/000/445-1.pdf.
183 Text of the law is available at: http://www.hurid.org.zm/downloads/Zambian_Laws/volume7.pdf.
State-Sponsored Homophobia – May 2011
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