Back معاملة المثليين في جزر المالديف Arabic LGBT práva na Maledivách Czech Homosexualität auf den Malediven German Diversidad sexual en Maldivas Spanish Droits LGBT aux Maldives French זכויות להט"ב באיים המלדיביים HE Diritti LGBT nelle Maldive Italian モルディブにおけるLGBTの権利 Japanese Položaj LGBT osoba na Maldivima Serbo-Croatian LGBT rights in the Maldives SIMPLE
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LGBT rights in Maldives | |
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| Status | Illegal (unenforced)[1] |
| Penalty | Up to 8 years imprisonment with possibility of lashings, house arrest; fines, and deportation for foreign nationals[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 are generally discriminated against in the Maldives.[3]
Maldivian law criminalizes homosexuality and prescribes criminal penalties for same-sex sexual conduct and relationships. The Penal Code of the Maldives invokes Islamic Shariah Law, which punishes homosexuality, usually through fines, prison sentences, and lashings.[4] Despite this, homosexuality is rarely prosecuted, but remains a social taboo where sexual orientation discrimination occurs frequently and those in the LGBT community are subject to discrimination, hate crimes and other human rights violations.[5]
LGBT tourists are generally considered to be welcome at most private tourist islands, resorts and hotels. However, tourist guides warn that non-resort islands (local islands) are under Shariah Law and advise LGBT tourists to exercise caution when in public outside of hotels and privately owned tourist areas.[6]
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- ^ [1] Maldives Penal Code
- ^ [2] United Nations Human Rights Council 'Compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21' at 7.
- ^ "The law vs. Reality: Gay travel to the Maldives - LGBT tailor-made travel".
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