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National Report
Para 196) Algeria does not plan to repeal the provisions of article 338 of the Criminal Code that criminalize the act of homosexuality because these provisions are based on several moral, religious, philosophical and social considerations that are tightly intertwined with the values and principles of Algerian society.
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National Report
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Para 4) JS17 noted with regret that … Algeria has refused to decriminalize defamation and homosexuality, …
Para 11) Human Rights Foundation (H.R.F.) noted that the UN Member States expressed concern over the discrimination against … LGBTQ+ persons, especially the criminalization of consensual same sex sexual relations …
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