ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2012
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Uganda<br />
Male/Male Illegal Female/Female Illegal<br />
The Penal Code Act of 1950 (Chapter 120) (as amended) 180<br />
Section 145. Unnatural offences.<br />
“Any person who—<br />
(a) has carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature;<br />
(b) has carnal knowledge of an animal; or<br />
(c) permits a male person to have carnal knowledge of him or her against the order of nature, commits an<br />
offence and is liable to imprisonment for life.”<br />
Section 146. Attempt to commit unnatural offences.<br />
“Any person who attempts to commit any of the offences specified in section145 commits a felony and is<br />
liable to imprisonment for seven years.”<br />
Section 148. Indecent practices.<br />
“Any person who, whether in public or in private, commits any act of gross indecency with another person or<br />
procures another person to commit any act of gross indecency with him or her or attempts to procure the<br />
commission of any such act by any person with himself or herself or with another person, whether in public or<br />
in private, commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for seven years.”<br />
The Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2005 181<br />
Article 31. Rights of the family.<br />
“(2a) Marriage between persons of the same sex is prohibited.”<br />
According to Waaldijk (2011), in 2009 the ‘Anti Homosexuality Bill’ was proposed to greatly intensify the<br />
criminalisation of homosexuality. 182 Nevertheless, strong national and international opposition have (so far)<br />
stopped the bill from becoming law.<br />
Zambia<br />
Male/Male Illegal Female/Female Legal<br />
The Penal Code Act, 1995 Edition 183<br />
Section 155. “Any person who-<br />
(a) has carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature; or<br />
(b) has carnal knowledge of an animal; or<br />
(c) permits a male person to have carnal knowledge of him or her against the order of nature; is guilty of a<br />
felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years.<br />
(As amended by No. 26 of 1933) Unnatural offences”<br />
Section 156. “Any person who attempts to commit any of the offences specified in the last preceding section<br />
is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years.<br />
(As amended by No. 26 of 1933) Attempt to commit unnatural offences”<br />
179 Text of the law is available at: http://www.jurisitetunisie.com/tunisie/codes/cp/menu.html.<br />
180 Text of the law is available at: www.ulii.org/ug/legis/consol_act/pca195087<br />
181 Text of the law is available at:<br />
www.ugandaonlinelawlibrary.com/files/constitution/Constitutional_Amendment_Act,_2005.pdf<br />
182 The text of the bill is available at: www.iglhrc.org/binary-data/ATTACHMENT/file/000/000/445-1.pdf.<br />
183 Text of the law is available at: http://www.hurid.org.zm/downloads/Zambian_Laws/volume7.pdf.<br />
<strong>State</strong>-<strong>Sponsored</strong> <strong>Homophobia</strong> – May 2011<br />
<strong>ILGA</strong> – The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association - www.ilga.org<br />
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