Nauru is a small island nation in Oceania.
History
Homosexuality was criminalised in 1899, [1] [2] when the island was a German protectorate. Sodomy laws were again introduced in 1921 when the island was under Australian rule and are based on the Criminal Code of Queensland. [3] Those laws were retained following Nauruan independence in 1968.
In January 2011, Mathew Batsiua, Minister for Health, Justice and Sports, stated that the decriminalisation of "homosexual activity between consenting adults" was "under active consideration". [4] [5] In October 2011, the government pledged to decriminalise same-sex sexual acts; however, no relevant legislation was enacted by the end of 2014. [6]
On 27 May 2016, Nauru decriminalised homosexuality. [7]
See also
References
- ^ "Where is it illegal to be gay?". BBC News. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Gay Nauru News & Reports", GlobalGayz.com, 1 January 2009
- ^ NAURU (Law) Archived 7 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [rtsp://webcast.un.org/ondemand/conferences/unhrc/upr/10th/hrc110124am1-eng.rm?start=00:04:37&end=00:23:22 Address by Mathew Batsiua][ permanent dead link] to the United Nations Human Rights Council, January 24, 2010
- ^ National Report of Nauru Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine to the Human Rights Council, November 2010
- ^ "Freedom in the World 2015: Nauru". Freedom House. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ The Age, 27 May 2016: Marital rape no longer allowed and suicide, homosexuality decriminalised at Nauru
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