Gay Travel Advisories
Sexual acts between consenting adult males are criminalized in regions throughout the world. Please be aware of the following country and region-specific information:
- Asia
- Africa
- Algeria
- Angola
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Namibia
Legal Code Summary
Combating of Immoral Practices Act of 1980
Sources
Legal Code Text
Section 8 – “Any person who in public commits any immoral act with another person shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding three thousand rand or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.”
ILGA Analysis & Notes
Sodomy remains a crime in Namibia according to the Roman-Dutch common-law, which was imposed by the South Africans. Common-law is a legal tradition based mainly on precedent court verdicts, while there is no codified sodomy provision in Namibia.
Sources
- See Submission in the UPR review of Namibia at: http://lib.ohchr.org/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session10/NA/JS1_JointSubmission-eng.pdf .
2023-2024 Legal Developments
Continues to criminalise 'sodomy' via inherited Roman-Dutch common law (Criminal Procedure Act 25, 2004, Art. 299). A constitutional challenge filed by Friedel Dausab was heard by the Windhoek High Court in 2023; judgment was reserved until 17 May 2024 (after report cutoff).
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Algeria
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Europe
- Oceania