Back معاملة المثليين في موريتانيا Arabic Drets del col·lectiu LGBT a Mauritània Catalan LGBT práva v Mauritánii Czech Homosexualität in Mauretanien German Diversidad sexual en Mauritania Spanish Droits LGBT en Mauritanie French זכויות להט"ב במאוריטניה HE Diritti LGBT in Mauritania Italian モーリタニアにおけるLGBTの権利 Japanese Права ЛГБТ в Мавритании Russian
LGBTQ rights in Mauritania | |
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| Legal Status | Illegal since 1983: Islamic law (Sharia) is applied[1] |
| Penalty | Capital punishment for men, (not enforced[2]); prison and a fine for women |
| Gender identity | No |
| Military | No |
| Discrimination protections | None |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | No recognition of same-sex relationships |
| Adoption | No |
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.[3]
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Mauritania: Muslim men engaging in homosexual sex can be stoned to death, according to a 1984 law. Women face prison.