Back معاملة المثليين في أوزبكستان Arabic LGBT práva v Uzbekistánu Czech Homosexualität in Usbekistan German Diversidad sexual en Uzbekistán Spanish Droits LGBT en Ouzbékistan French זכויות להט"ב באוזבקיסטן HE Diritti LGBT in Uzbekistan Italian ウズベキスタンにおけるLGBTの権利 Japanese Права ЛГБТ в Узбекистане Russian Položaj LGBT osoba u Uzbekistanu Serbo-Croatian
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LGBT rights in Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | |
| Penalty | Up to 3 years imprisonment[2] |
| Gender identity | No |
| Military | No |
| Discrimination protections | None |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | No recognition of same-sex unions |
| Adoption | No |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people face widespread prosecution in Uzbekistan.[4] Same-sex sexual activity between men is illegal in Uzbekistan. The punishment is up to three years in prison.[2] Uzbekistan is one of just two post-Soviet states in which male homosexual activity remains criminalised, along with Turkmenistan.[5]
Serious societal discrimination and abuse is directed towards LGBT persons, which includes mob violence, harassment, entrapment for the purpose of blackmail, and threats and use of violence. Despite the incidence of violence and intimidation, LGBT persons generally do not report these crimes to authorities for fear of further victimisation at their hands. There are reports of extortion by police, intimidation, arbitrary detention, assaults and other mistreatment of victims who have sought police assistance. Human rights violations by police also include torture, and severe beatings in detention. Vigilante attacks and mob violence, and other hate crimes, including murders, are targeted at LGBT individuals.[6]
The Uzbek government has dismissed the need for action to protect sexual minorities, with one official declaring that even if same-sex sexual activities were decriminalised, LGBT persons could not be kept safe. Community attitudes that fuel such anti-LGBT activity stem from the Uzbek "mentality", with their "religion, culture, and traditions" making "gay men and women" unacceptable in the country, according to the spokesperson.[3]
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The law criminalizes consensual same-sex sexual conduct between men. Conviction is punishable by up to three years imprisonment. The law does not criminalize consensual same-sex sexual conduct between women.
- ^ "Uzbekistan". Human Dignity Trust. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Mole, Richard C. M. (2018). "Introduction to "Soviet and Post-Soviet Sexualities"". Slavic Review. 77 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1017/slr.2018.7. ISSN 0037-6779.
- ^ "Uzbekistan: Gay Men Face Abuse, Prison". Human Rights Watch. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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