LGBT rights in Somalia

LGBT rights in Somalia

Somalia lacks an operating government, and therefore the laws of the previous government of Somalia are no longer enforced.

In the previous penal code; Article 409 prohibited homosexual acts. Punishment can be up to 3 years imprisonment. [ [http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/somalia/somalia.htm] Retrieved on September 5, 2007.]

According to article 410, a security measure may be added to a sentence for homosexual acts, to prevent re-occurrence. [ [http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/somalia/somalia.htm] Retrieved on September 5, 2007.]

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