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Analysis of national legislation related to LGBT and HIV rights in 12 CEECA countries

Armenia

Armenia

Legal regulations Yes No

Protection from discrimination

Provision prohibiting discrimination in the Constitution V
Direct mention of the prohibition of discrimination based on SOGI in the Constitution X
Open-ended list of characteristics protected from discrimination in the Constitution V
Provisions on the prohibition of discrimination in other legislation in specific fields (Labor Code, Law on Education, Law on Healthcare, etc.) V
Direct mention of the prohibition of discrimination based on SOGI in other legislation X
Open-ended list of characteristics protected from discrimination in other legislation V
Separate Law on Equality (Bill was proposed in 2018) X

Hate crimes

Liability for hate crimes in the Criminal Code V
Definition of the concept of HC with clear provisions X
Direct mention of SOGI as a protected characteristic in connection with HC X
Open-ended list of characteristics protected from HC V
Official statistics on the number of hate crimes based on SOGI X
Crimes against LGBT people treated as HC during investigations X

Freedom of speech and hate speech

Law on the prohibition of gay propaganda/direct prohibition on the freedom of speech of LGBT people X
Liability (civil, administrative, or criminal) for hate speech V
Definition of the concept of hate speech X
Use of hate speech against LGBT people, PLH by politicians V
Use of hate speech against LGBT people, PLH by official religious figures V
Use of hate speech against LGBT people, PLH in the media V
Proper investigation of hate crimes based on SOGI X

Family legislation

Official registration of same-sex marriages X
Law/regulation governing the legal status of same-sex couples X
Law/regulation allowing adoption by same-sex couples X
Law on the prohibition of domestic violence V
Provision protecting same-sex couples from domestic violence X

Right to health

Direct ban on entry to the country and immigration for people living with HIV X
Criminal or other liability for intentional transmission of HIV V
Criminal or other liability for unintentional transmission of HIV V
Algorithm for determining intent in cases of transmission of HIV X
Restrictions on blood donation by gay and other MSM X
Questions about SOGI (or questions about “risky sexual behavior”, “sex life”, etc.) in screening procedures and forms for blood donors V
Free and regular access to ART for immigrants V

Right to health for trans people

Law/regulation governing the procedure for legal gender transition or other similar procedures X
Requirement of medical or surgical intervention to change the gender marker in one’s passport V
Requirement to obtain a psychiatric diagnosis prior to accessing the legal gender transition procedure X
Approved list of contraindications to legal gender transition X
Law/regulation governing legal gender transition or other similar procedures X
Mandatory sterilization procedure for trans people X

Freedom of assembly and association

Legislation regulating the procedure for holding peaceful assemblies V
Permission from local authorities required to hold a peaceful assembly X
Prohibition on peaceful assemblies for LGBT people X
Criminal or other liability for holding a peaceful assembly without the consent of the authorities V
Legal restrictions on the registration of NGOs providing HIV services to gay men, other MSM and trans people X
Legal restrictions on the activities of NGOs representing the interests of LGBT people (human rights and service organizations, community groups, etc.) in connection with receiving public funding (at the national or local level) X