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| Region | South Sudan |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1899 |
| End Date | Jan 30, 1991 |
| Description | While South Sudan was a part of Sudan when it was a colony, the Sudanese Penal Code of 1899 was passed. It criminalized “carnal intercourse against the order of nature” that wasn't consensual. South Sudan had no laws that criminalized consensual homosexual sex. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/report/2008/12/17/alien-legacy/origins-sodomy-laws-british-colonialism |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1899 |
| End Date | Jan 30, 1991 |
| Description | While South Sudan was a part of Sudan when it was a colony, the Sudanese Penal Code of 1899 was passed. It criminalized “carnal intercourse against the order of nature” that wasn't consensual. South Sudan had no laws that criminalized consensual homosexual sex. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/report/2008/12/17/alien-legacy/origins-sodomy-laws-british-colonialism |