Sudan: More Than 40,000 Public Order Cases Annually in Sudan Capital - SDFG

7 January 2018

Kampala — According to the Sudan Democracy First Group (SDFG), the Sudanese Public Order Law is meant to oppress and dominate the population.

In a new report released on 3 January, the Kampala-based Sudanese think-tank states that the contents of the Public Order Law violate the 2005 Constitution in which basic personal freedoms are embedded. Moreover, the excessive application of the Law and the methods of its application in most cases result in judicial violations, especially against women, ethnic groups, and religious sects that do not subscribe to government's version of Islam.

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