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Region | Sudan |
Issue | Homosexual activity |
Status | Male illegal, female uncertain |
Start Date | 1899 |
End Date | Feb 20, 1991 |
Description | Colonial law passed the Sudanese Penal Code of 1899 which criminalises “carnal intercourse” but in practice it was only enforced in non-consensual cases. It is unknown if lesbianism faced similar criminalisation. |
Sources | https://www.hrw.org/report/2008/12/17/alien-legacy/origins-sodomy-laws-british-colonialism |
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Status | Male illegal, female uncertain |
Start Date | 1899 |
End Date | Feb 20, 1991 |
Description | Colonial law passed the Sudanese Penal Code of 1899 which criminalises “carnal intercourse” but in practice it was only enforced in non-consensual cases. It is unknown if lesbianism faced similar criminalisation. |
Sources | https://www.hrw.org/report/2008/12/17/alien-legacy/origins-sodomy-laws-british-colonialism |