Sudanese Woman Flogged for Not Wearing Scarf
A Sudanese police officer has publically flogged a woman for not wearing her headscarf.
Sudanese women protesting for their political rights.
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Sudan:
Woman Risks Flogging Over Headscarf
IFEX, 16 September 2013
Sudan's Public Order Law (POL) is making headlines after female activist and engineer Amira Osman was arrested on August 27 in Jebel Awliya, a suburb of Khartoum, for refusing to… Read more »
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Sudan:
New Youtube Video Shows Sudanese Woman Being Flogged
Sudan Tribune, 16 September 2013
A new video was posted on YouTube showing a Sudanese police officer flogging an unidentified woman in public marking the second recording of its kind the last two years. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Sudanese Woman Activist Faces Trail
SSNA, 31 August 2013
On August 27th 2013 while at the Jabal Awalia locality West of Greater Khartoum undertaking some work on land registration, Amira Osman was approached by a police officer who… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Sudanese Woman Activist Faces Trail
SSNA, 4 September 2013
On August 27th 2013 while at the Jabal Awalia locality West of Greater Khartoum undertaking some work on land registration, Amira Osman was approached by a police officer who… Read more »
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East Africa:
Horn of Africa Group Denounces Mistreatment of Women in Sudan, Calls for Legal Reform
Sudan Tribune, 1 September 2013
On August 27th 2013 while at the Jabal Awalia locality West of Greater Khartoum undertaking some work on land registration, Amira Osman was approached by a police officer who… Read more »
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Sudan:
Comments On the Report of the Independent Expert On the Human Rights Situation in Sudan
HRW, 17 September 2013
Dear Sir/Madam, Read more »
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South Sudan:
Sudanese Woman Activist Harrassed Over Headscarf
Fahamu, 5 September 2013
For the past 25 years or so, Sudanese women regardless of their race, religion, age or background, have suffered degrading treatment and humiliation under the Public Order Code of… Read more »
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Sudan:
Letter to the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States to the UN Rights Council Regarding the Renewal and Strengthening of the Mandate On Human Rights in Sudan
HRW, 9 September 2013
Geneva, 9 September 2013 Read more »
