Republic of Yemen Constitutional law The Constitution of Republic of Yemen, amended in 2001, does not explicitly address
LGBTQ rights. It does guarantee certain
human rights to all citizens, with the condition that all legislation must be compatible with principles of
Islamic Shariah law.
Penal Code Homosexuality was made illegal in British-controlled
Aden in 1937 via the Indian Penal Code and in 1955 via the Penal Code of the Persian Gulf. The independent
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen's 1976 penal code did not have any laws against homosexuality. Punishment for
homosexuality in present-day Yemen can originate from the 1994
penal code or from people seeking to enforce traditional
Islamic morality. Article 264 of the national penal code prohibits private consensual
homosexual acts between adult men. The stipulated punishment in the law for unmarried men is 100 lashes and up to a year in prison. The law stipulates that married men convicted of homosexuality are to be
put to death. Article 268 of the national penal code prohibits private consensual homosexual acts between adult women. The law stipulates that premeditated acts of
lesbianism are punished with up to three years in prison.
Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula In 2013 there were credible reports of members of the
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killing men for allegedly being gay.
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