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| Region | Sudan |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Feb 20, 1991 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Sudan’s 1991 Penal Code criminalizes materials and expositions deemed ‘contrary to public morals,’ a provision frequently used to target LGBTIQ+ topics. The 2020 legal amendments did not remove this provision. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/SD%20-%20LEG%20-%20Penal%20Code%20(1991)%20-%20TR(en).pdf https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2020-07-23/sudan-new-law-amending-penal-code-takes-effect/ https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Rewriting description and removing a link not needed. Also removing the part regarding gender expression- I don’t feel this related to censorship.
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| Start Date | 1899 | Feb 20, 1991 |
| Description | The 1991 Penal Code in Sudan criminalises materials and expositions “contrary to public morals” which is heavily implied to refer to LGBTIQ+ topics. LGBTIQ+ organisations have often been threatened to cease their activities by authorities. The 2020 amendments did not remove this provision. Additionally, the 1899 Sudanese Penal Code criminalised “any male person who dresses or is attired in the fashion of a woman in a public place”, effectively criminalising the gender expression of cross dressing men and transgender women. | Sudan’s 1991 Penal Code criminalizes materials and expositions deemed ‘contrary to public morals,’ a provision frequently used to target LGBTIQ+ topics. The 2020 legal amendments did not remove this provision. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan/ https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/SD%20-%20LEG%20-%20Penal%20Code%20(1991)%20-%20TR(en).pdf https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2020-07-23/sudan-new-law-amending-penal-code-takes-effect/ https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan https://www.hrw.org/report/2008/12/17/alien-legacy/origins-sodomy-laws-british-colonialism | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/SD%20-%20LEG%20-%20Penal%20Code%20(1991)%20-%20TR(en).pdf https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2020-07-23/sudan-new-law-amending-penal-code-takes-effect/ https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Another law added.
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| Start Date | Feb 20, 1991 | 1899 |
| Description | The 1991 Penal Code in Sudan criminalises materials and expositions “contrary to public morals” which is heavily implied to refer to LGBTIQ+ topics. LGBTIQ+ organisations have often been threatened to cease their activities by authorities. The 2020 amendments did not remove this provision. | The 1991 Penal Code in Sudan criminalises materials and expositions “contrary to public morals” which is heavily implied to refer to LGBTIQ+ topics. LGBTIQ+ organisations have often been threatened to cease their activities by authorities. The 2020 amendments did not remove this provision. Additionally, the 1899 Sudanese Penal Code criminalised “any male person who dresses or is attired in the fashion of a woman in a public place”, effectively criminalising the gender expression of cross dressing men and transgender women. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan/ https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/SD%20-%20LEG%20-%20Penal%20Code%20(1991)%20-%20TR(en).pdf https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2020-07-23/sudan-new-law-amending-penal-code-takes-effect/ https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan | https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan/ https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/SD%20-%20LEG%20-%20Penal%20Code%20(1991)%20-%20TR(en).pdf https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2020-07-23/sudan-new-law-amending-penal-code-takes-effect/ https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan https://www.hrw.org/report/2008/12/17/alien-legacy/origins-sodomy-laws-british-colonialism |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Making entry less personal by a banned user.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Feb 20, 1991 |
| Description | No laws in place in Sudan . As of my last update in September 2021, Sudan had a history of censorship and discrimination against the LGBT community. Homosexuality was criminalised under Islamic sharia law | The 1991 Penal Code in Sudan criminalises materials and expositions “contrary to public morals” which is heavily implied to refer to LGBTIQ+ topics. LGBTIQ+ organisations have often been threatened to cease their activities by authorities. The 2020 amendments did not remove this provision. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan/ | https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan/ https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/SD%20-%20LEG%20-%20Penal%20Code%20(1991)%20-%20TR(en).pdf https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2020-07-23/sudan-new-law-amending-penal-code-takes-effect/ https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. Sudan does indeed have censorship
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| Value | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Description | No laws in place in Sudan . | No laws in place in Sudan . As of my last update in September 2021, Sudan had a history of censorship and discrimination against the LGBT community. Homosexuality was criminalised under Islamic sharia law |
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| Sources | https://www.cmi.no/publications/7200-blog-from-sudan-the-sudanese-revolution-a-fight-for-lgbtqi-rights | https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan/ |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | No censorship |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | No censorship |
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- Other "No lgbtq content at all"
edited by Muhammadaji2022
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| Value | No censorship | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | No censorship | Ambiguous |
| Description | In Sudan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | No laws in place in Sudan . |
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| Sources | https://www.cmi.no/publications/7200-blog-from-sudan-the-sudanese-revolution-a-fight-for-lgbtqi-rights | |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/south-sudan/
Section 379 criminalises ‘any male person who dresses or is attired in the fashion of a woman’ in public, with a penalty of up to three months’ imprisonment and a possible fine."