(6 September 2017) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) calls upon Sudanese authorities to urgently investigate the death of Usama Mohammed Abdulsalam, who died at the Diem Mayo public order police station in Port Sudan on 23 August 2017. Authorities should also review conditions in all Port …
Read More »Sudan’s new law on rape and sexual harassment: One step forward, two steps back?
(8 March 2016) In February 2015, Sudan passed a number of amendments to the 1991 Criminal Act, including long-awaited amendments concerning rape and sexual violence. An amendment to Article 149 (rape) changed the legal definition of rape, and a new article 151 (3) was introduced, providing a new offence of …
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