Sierra Leone

 

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    Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea in the north-east, Liberia in the south-east, and the Atlantic ocean in the south-west.

    Capital: Freetown
    Population:     6.092 million (2013)
    President: Ernest Bai Koroma
    Official language: English
    Government: Unitary state, Presidential system, Constitutional republic
    Destinations: Freetown, Western Area Forest Reserve, Bo, Koidutown-Sefadu, Kenema, Kabala

     

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    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Sierra Leone face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Male same-sex sexual activity (whether in public or private) is illegal in Sierra Leone and carries a possible penalty of life imprisonment (with hard labor), although this law is seldom enforced. Female same sex sexual activity is legal.

    Male same-sex sexual activity is illegal under Section 61 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861, and imprisonment for life is possible. Female same-sex sexual activity is legal.

    Sodomy … : Whosoever shall be convicted of the abominable crime of buggery, committed … with mankind … , shall be liable….. to be kept in penal servitude for life.

    This law was inherited from the United Kingdom and is “seldom (if ever) enforced”.

    Sierra Leone is one of 94 nations to sign the “United Nations Statement on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity”, which supports decriminalization of homosexuality and transgender identity.

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