- Source: LGBTQ rights in Mauritania
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Mauritania face severe legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Both male and female kinds of same-sex sexual activity are illegal in Mauritania. Openly homosexual Muslim men face stoning to death, though there have been no known cases of executions caused by homosexuality charges in the country; whereas women who have sex with women face prison.
Law regarding same-sex sexual activity
Law in Mauritania is based on Sharia. According to the Article 308 of the 1983 Criminal Code, "Any adult Muslim man who commits an impudent or unnatural act with an individual of his sex will face the penalty of death by public stoning" (Rajm). According to the Human Dignity Trust and Amnesty International, the death penalty has not been imposed since 1986. Women face prison between three months to two years imprisonment, and a fine of 5,000 to 60,000 Mauritanian Ouguiya.
Living conditions
The U.S. Department of State's 2011 human rights report found that, "There were no criminal prosecutions during the year. There was no evidence of societal violence, societal discrimination, or systematic government discrimination based on sexual orientation. There were no organizations advocating for sexual orientation or gender-identity rights, but there were no legal impediments to the operation of such groups." The State Department's reports of later years similarly report either no known arrests, or state that authorities did not actively enforce the law.
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See also
Human rights in Mauritania
Capital punishment for homosexuality
Liberals Mauritania
LGBTQ+ Rights in Mauritania
References
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- Hak LGBT menurut negara
- LGBTQ rights in Mauritania
- LGBTQ rights in Niger
- LGBTQ rights in Algeria
- LGBTQ rights in Morocco
- LGBTQ rights in Uganda
- LGBTQ rights in Madagascar
- LGBTQ rights in Mali
- LGBTQ rights in Chad
- LGBTQ rights in Ghana
- List of LGBTQ rights articles by region
