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| Region | Sudan |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jul 9, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2020, following the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir, Sudan reformed its justice system. The reforms included the abolishment of public flogging and the death penalty as a punishment for consensual same-sex sexual activity. However, Sudan still punishes homosexual sex between men with 5 years imprisonment for the first offence, 7 years for the second, and life imprisonment for the third. For homosexual sex between women, the punishment is a maximum of 1 year imprisonment. |
| Sources | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-lgbt-rights-trfn-idUSKCN24H30J https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/sudan/ |
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edited by Unknownmiles. adding to description, fixing date, and replacing links.
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| Start Date | Jan 2020 | Jul 9, 2020 |
| Description | 5 years in prison for the first offense. Third time offenders are punishable by life in prison. | In 2020, following the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir, Sudan reformed its justice system. The reforms included the abolishment of public flogging and the death penalty as a punishment for consensual same-sex sexual activity. However, Sudan still punishes homosexual sex between men with 5 years imprisonment for the first offence, 7 years for the second, and life imprisonment for the third. For homosexual sex between women, the punishment is a maximum of 1 year imprisonment. |
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| Sources | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-lgbt-rights-trfn-idUSKCN24H30J https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/10737 *Arabic* https://worldcoalition.org/2020/07/31/sudan-repeals-capital-punishment-for-homosexuality/ | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-lgbt-rights-trfn-idUSKCN24H30J https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/sudan/ |
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| Start Date | Jul 2020 | Jan 2020 |
| Sources | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-lgbt-rights-trfn-idUSKCN24H30J | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-lgbt-rights-trfn-idUSKCN24H30J https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/10737 *Arabic* https://worldcoalition.org/2020/07/31/sudan-repeals-capital-punishment-for-homosexuality/ |
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- Other "Not so accurate in action, even with only a single offense, gay people tend to face life inprisonment"
- Other "No executions can take place as there is no supreme court "
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| Start Date | Nov 30, -0001 | Jul 2020 |
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Nov 30, -0001 |
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| Value | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) |
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| Description | 5 years in prison for the first offense. Third time offenders are punishable by death. | 5 years in prison for the first offense. Third time offenders are punishable by life in prison. |
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| Sources | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3381514 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/06/14/countries-where-being-gay-is-legally-punishable-by-death/39574685/ | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-lgbt-rights-trfn-idUSKCN24H30J |
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| Value | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
| Start Date | Jul 16, 2020 | (unknown) |
| Description | 5 years in prison for the first offender(article 148). Third offenders is punishable by life imprisonment | 5 years in prison for the first offense. Third time offenders are punishable by death. |
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| Sources | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3381514 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3381514 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/06/14/countries-where-being-gay-is-legally-punishable-by-death/39574685/ |
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| Start Date | Feb 1, 1991 | Jul 16, 2020 |
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- Date is incorrect "The source says 1991, not 2020."
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| Description | 100 lashes and up to 5 years in prison (article 148). Third offenders is punishable by life imprisonment | 5 years in prison for the first offender(article 148). Third offenders is punishable by life imprisonment |
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| Status | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) |
| Start Date | Feb 1, 1991 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | 100 lashes and up to 5 years in prison (article 148). Third offenders is punishable by life imprisonment |
| Sources | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3381514 |
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- Status is not correct "Repeat offenders get executed"