Gay Travel Advisory
Eritrea
Legal Code Summary
Penal Code from 2015
Sources
- Text of the law is available at: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/101051/121587/F567697075/ERI101051%20Eng.pdf
Legal Code Text
Article 310(1) - “A person who performs with a person of the same sex an act corresponding to the sexual act, or any other indecent sexual act, is guilty of homosexual conduct, a Class 7 serious offence, punishable with a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 5 years and not more than 7 years.”