Uruguay: English translation of amendments to Penal Code articles 149.2 and 149.3 (provisions punishing violent acts committed by reason of a victim's sexual orientation) passed by the Parliament of Uruguay on 10 July 2003, and possibly awaiting presidential ratification
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa |
| Publication Date | 8 September 2003 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | URY41914.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Uruguay: English translation of amendments to Penal Code articles 149.2 and 149.3 (provisions punishing violent acts committed by reason of a victim's sexual orientation) passed by the Parliament of Uruguay on 10 July 2003, and possibly awaiting presidential ratification, 8 September 2003, URY41914.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/485ba88123.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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Please find attached an English translation of Law 17677 ("Incitement to Hatred, Contempt or Violence or the Commission of Such Actions Against Given Persons"), published on the Official Gazette on 6 August 2003 and found on the Parliament of Uruguay (Poder Legislativo) electronic compendium of current laws and decrees, available at
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
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Oriental Republic of Uruguay. 6 August 2003. Law 17677. Translated by the Multilingual Translation Directorate, Translation Bureau, Public Works and Government Services Canada, 4 September 2003.
