Mar 27, 2017 (Jonglei Times)-South Sudan has turned down the UN request to adopt a recommendation legalizing same-sex marriage.
Justice minister Paulino Wanawila told the media in Juba that the young nation would live up to its traditional laws.
The UN Human Rights Council recently asked South Sudan to legalize gay marriage and abolish death sentence.
But the Mr Wanawila said the concerns raised by the UN were in conflict with the national laws and cultures.
Our cultures
“The same-sex marriage is in conflict with our national laws and our cultures,” he was quoted saying by the Eye Radio in Juba.
He also claimed that it was not the right time for the young
country to consider abolishing death sentence or legalising same-sex
marriage.
However, UN Human Rights Council Penal code says that whoever
causes the death of another person intentionally, shall be sentenced to
death or imprisonment for life once convicted.
It also states that murder by a person serving life imprisonment shall, upon conviction, be punished with a death sentence.
Was outlawed
With the exception of South Africa, lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) rights in Africa are limited in comparison to many
other areas of the world.
Though same-sex relations phenomenon was found throughout Africa, it was outlawed in 34 out of the 55 states.
According to the Human rights Watch, Benin and the Central
African Republic, do not outlaw homosexuality, but have certain legislation which apply differently to heterosexual and homosexual
individuals.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in South Africa since November 30, 2006.
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