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Angola's New Criminal Code Drops Ban on Homosexual Activity

Human Rights Watch reports that the Angolan parliament has adopted a new penal code, the first since it gained independence from Portugal in 1975. The new code does away with a "vices against nature" provision, widely interpreted to be a ban on homosexual conduct. The government has also prohibited discrimination against people on the basis of sexual orientation.

Angola: Govt Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct

HRW, 23 January 2019

Angola has finally shed the divisive "vices against nature" provision in its law, widely interpreted to be a ban on homosexual conduct. Read more »

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Angola: Members of Parliament Approve New Angolan Criminal Code

ANGOP, 23 January 2019

The National Assembly has definitively approved the new Angolan Criminal Code, which raises the maximum jail sentence from 24 to 35 years, typifies unlawful acts such as cattle… Read more »

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