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Age of consent to sexual activity

The legal age of consent to sexual intercourse amounts to sixteen (16) years.

Age du consentement à l’activité sexuelle

L’âge légal du consentement à l’acte sexuel s’élève à seize (16) ans [R1.1].

National

In December 2002, it was reported that gay people in Armenia, a deeply conservative, Orthodox Christian nation, face relentless persecution and are sometimes forced to flee the country [R1].

National

In January 2003, the Armenian National Assembly voted to adopt an updated criminal code on its second reading - repealing Article 116 of its criminal code which punished sex between men with up to 5 years in prison [R1.1].

Previously:

In December 2002, a new criminal code, which classifies a homosexual act as illegal only if it is with a sexual minor or amounts to rape was submitted to parliament for approval [R1.2].