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Homosexuality, Sodomy Legislation/Cases/References
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National

Consensual sex between same-sex couples is unlawful [R1.2].


Criminal Code [CAP. 101]. Part II Particular Crimes.
Title VII Criminal Force to the Person
[L1.1]

1. Rape and Like Crimes

Unnatural Crime Section 53

"Every person who has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any person or animal shall be liable to imprisonment for ten years".

2. Assaults

Aggravated assault Section 45

"Every person who commits an unlawful assault of any of the following kinds, namely-
(a) assault upon a person acting as a judicial officer or as a peace officer; or
(b) assault upon a minister of religion acting in the execution of the duties of his office; or
(c) assault upon a person in any court of justice, or assault upon a person in order to prevent him from doing, or on account of his doing or having done, anything as a party, agent, counsel, or witness, in any judicial proceeding; or
(d) assault with a purpose to commit, or in committing or attempting to commit, any other crime; or
(e) assault with any deadly or dangerous instrument or means; or
(f) indecent assault on any person, whether male or female; or
(g) assault upon any male child or any female of such a nature that it cannot in the opinion of the court be adequately punished under section 44, shall be guilty of an aggravated assault and, on conviction thereof, be liable to imprisonment for two years: Provided that in respect of an indecent assault upon a female or an aggravated assault upon any male child or any female, a person convicted under this section shall be liable to imprisonment for three years instead of two years."

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Courts & Tribunals

On 04 February 2011, Caleb Orozco, the Executive President of the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) reportedly filed for judicial review of the law, contending that the words "any person or" should be removed because they are a violation of his Constitutional right to sexual freedom [C2.2], [R2.1].

R1.2 ILGA: State-Sponsored Homophobia PDF 382.87kb, May 2008
L1.1 Belize Legal Information Network: Criminal Code Chapter 101 PDF 493.97kb, 05 JAN 01
C2.2 The United Belize Advocacy Movement and Caleb Orozco v. the Attorney General Office and the government of Belize
R2.1 News5: Caleb Orozco and UNIBAM take gay rights to the courts 04 FEB 11