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Sudan: World's Worst Case for Women's Rights - Death Sentence for Raped Teen
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 4 December 2018
The death sentence for a 19-year-old girl in Sudan who murdered her husband after he tried to rape her was named on Tuesday as the world's worst court ruling for women's rights… Read more »
Year's Worst Justice for Women - Sudan's Sentence for Raped Teen
The Gender Justice Uncovered Awards recognise decisions that affect the rights of women and girls around the world, in both good and bad ways. A jury of three experts has decided that the winner of the award for the world's worst court ruling for women's rights this year is the death sentence for a 19-year-old girl in Sudan who killed her husband after he tried to rape her. A Sudanese court later overturned the death sentence and jailed her for five years.
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A Sudanese teen sentenced to death after killing her husband as he tried to rape her, has appealed the ruling amid growing support by celebrities and on social media. Lawyers ... Read more »
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The United Nations and international rights groups have called on Sudan to pardon 19-year-old Noura Hussein sentenced to death after she killed her husband as he tried to rape her, ... Read more »
