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Angola Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct

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Human Rights Watch report on Angola's new penal code decriminalising same-sex conduct and adding sexual-orientation discrimination protections.

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Start with the answer Which global LGBTQ+ legal wins changed rights? Major wins included decriminalisation in Mozambique, Belize, India, Botswana, Angola and Singapore, plus Thailand's marriage-equality law. Read the topic guide Global Decriminalisation and Marriage Wins Recent global LGBTQ+ legal wins show courts, legislatures and civil-society campaigns removing colonial-era criminal laws and expanding relationship recognition.

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Human Rights Watch
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Open original source https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/01/24/angola-decriminalizes-same-sex-conduct Accessed 4 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/01/24/angola-decriminalizes-same-sex-conduct

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Global Decriminalisation and Marriage Wins

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Which global LGBTQ+ legal wins changed rights?

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11 February 2021 LegalInternational

Angola Decriminalises Homosexuality and Bans Discrimination

Angola's revised Penal Code came into force, removing colonial-era 'vices against nature' provisions that had criminalised homosexual acts since Portuguese rule. Crucially, the new code went further than simple decriminalisation: it explicitly banned discrimination based on sexual orientation, making Angola one of the few African nations with such protections enshrined in criminal law.