In 2020, 37 percent of all African countries had legal barriers to the freedom of expression on sexual and gender diversity issues. This means that in 20 African countries, discussions on gender and sexuality were limited by censorship in media and movies, prosecution for LGBT+ symbols, as well as people being charged with offences against morality and religion - just to name same. The African countries with explicit legal barriers were Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Togo, and Uganda. Non-explicit legal barriers limited freedom of expression in Burundi, Cote d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Zambia.
Distribution of countries where there are legal barriers to freedom of expression on sexual and gender diversity issues in Africa as of 2020
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ILGA. (December 31, 2020). Distribution of countries where there are legal barriers to freedom of expression on sexual and gender diversity issues in Africa as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269862/legal-barriers-to-freedom-of-expression-on-sexual-and-gender-diversity-in-africa/
ILGA. "Distribution of countries where there are legal barriers to freedom of expression on sexual and gender diversity issues in Africa as of 2020." Chart. December 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269862/legal-barriers-to-freedom-of-expression-on-sexual-and-gender-diversity-in-africa/
ILGA. (2020). Distribution of countries where there are legal barriers to freedom of expression on sexual and gender diversity issues in Africa as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269862/legal-barriers-to-freedom-of-expression-on-sexual-and-gender-diversity-in-africa/
ILGA. "Distribution of Countries Where There Are Legal Barriers to Freedom of Expression on Sexual and Gender Diversity Issues in Africa as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269862/legal-barriers-to-freedom-of-expression-on-sexual-and-gender-diversity-in-africa/
ILGA, Distribution of countries where there are legal barriers to freedom of expression on sexual and gender diversity issues in Africa as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269862/legal-barriers-to-freedom-of-expression-on-sexual-and-gender-diversity-in-africa/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Distribution of countries where there are legal barriers to freedom of expression on sexual and gender diversity issues in Africa as of 2020 [Graph], ILGA, December 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269862/legal-barriers-to-freedom-of-expression-on-sexual-and-gender-diversity-in-africa/
