Commonwealth nations where homosexuality is a criminal offence Africa

Botswana Cameroon Gambia Ghana Guyana Kenya Lesotho Malawi Namibia Nigeria Sierra Leone Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zambia

Asia
Bangladesh Brunei Malaysia Pakistan Seychelles Singapore Sri Lanka

Oceania
Kiribati Maldives Mauritius Nauru Papua New Guinea Samoa

Solomon Islands Tonga

Americas
Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Belize Dominica Grenada Jamaica Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago

Statistics
In late July 2008, a poll was conducted amongst various Jamaicans that read "Whether or not you agree with their "lifestyle," do you think homosexuals are entitled to the same basic rights and privileges as other people in Jamaica?" Of the respondents, only 26% said "yes," with 70% saying "no" and 4% undecided

As do many other countries in Africa, Ugandan culture regards homosexuality as taboo. In spite of this, BBC News estimates that there are roughly half a million LGBT people in the country.
Same-sex sexual activity is punishable by death by stoning in the 12 states that have adopted Shari'a law, and by up to 14 years imprisonment throughout Nigeria. LGBT human rights are not respected in Bangladesh, and there appears to be no organized movement to advance such human rights. And such acts of homosexuality will lead to life in prison, or even face the death penalty. Malehomosexuality is prohibited according to section 210 of thePapua New Guinea penal code. Those caught engaging in anal sexcan get punished with up to 14 years imprisonment. Other homosexual acts can be punished with up to 3 years imprisonment. Same-sex relationships are presumed to be illegal in theMaldives under Sharia law Homosexual acts are illegal inBarbados, with a life sentence

Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is illegal[1] inDominica. According to Article 14 of
the Sexual Offences Act from 1998, anyone caught perpetrating an act of gross indecency can be punished with imprisonment of up to 5 years.[2]Article 15 punishes anal sex (regardless of whether with men or women) with a prison sentence of up to 10 years, or in some cases can lead to internment in a mental asylum. Article 16 states the punishment for attempted anal sex is imprisonment of up to 4 years.[2] From 1995 to 2000, 35 people were arrested for the criminal offense of buggery.[3] Male same-sex sexual acts are illegal[1] in Swaziland, whereas female same-sex sexual acts are

legal.[1] Homosexuality in Kenya is a socially taboo topic, and same-sex sexual acts are crimes punishable by the state. Despite this, homosexuality exists in Kenya, and various organisations are working for LGBT rights.

The 57 countries that signed a counter-statement read by Syria are: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cameroon, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saint Lucia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Uganda, Tanzania, of the 57 countries 16 are part of the commonwealth. The Commonwealth Family http://bcove.me/4g3oe03g of the 54 countries in the commonwealth 39 have laws against homosexuality and only 5 have legal recognition of same sex relationships