World’s newest country will criminalise gays

World’s newest country will criminalise gays

The world’s newest country, South Sudan, which came into formal existence on July 11, will criminalise homosexuality.

Before independence, homosexuality was punished throughout Sudan under Islamic Sharia law, with penalties extending from lashings to the death penalty.

South Sudan’s now president Salva Kiir Mayardit has previously spoken of a new Sudan where “all citizens” enjoy “equal rights”, a country based on “democracy, equality and justice”.

But rights of homosexuals will not be included, with Mayardit telling Dutch media there were no homosexuals in South Sudan.

“[Homosexuality] is not there and if anybody wants to import or to export it to Sudan, it will not get the support and it will always be condemned by everybody,” Mayardit said.

“It is not even something that anybody can talk about here in southern Sudan.”

Under the South Sudanese penal code, same-sex relations can be punished with up to 10 years prison and a fine.

Unlike majority Muslim Sudan to the north, most South Sudanese follow Christian or traditional animist beliefs.

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6 responses to “World’s newest country will criminalise gays”

  1. Another bs statement about equality and usage of religion to oppress others “in the name of God.” What a joke. If anybody bothered to read the bible Jesus accepted all. He Hung out with prostitutes and the “scum” of his society. Love the sinner hate the sin is a more appropriate attitude. Not oppress the sinner through obvious methods.

  2. Well, I guess they are just following the enlightened examples from so many other countries around the world – like Australia and USA, for instance.

  3. So if it doesn’t exist there, that means they are passing a law *just for foreigners*. right? i mean, why would you bother? that’s got to be some kind of record – screwing up your place in history after only existing for two weeks… :(

  4. Well well well yet another corrupt african nation using religion to justify hate and murder. I hope they Don’t come looking for handouts when your god punishes them with famine and drought.