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Conference Paper / Presentation | 2014

Criminal Law Reform in Sudan. Between Sharia and Human Rights

Liv Tønnessen (2014)
Presented at: World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)
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Liv Tønnessen

Research Professor/Director of Center on Law and Social Transformation
  • liv.tonnessen@cmi.no
  • +47 90224104

Caught between rape and adultery in Sudan

Apr 2011 - Oct 2014
  • Gender
  • Sudan
  • Women's rights
  • Rape
  • Sexual violence
  • Zina
  • ISlamic law
  • Women's activism for change
  • Law reform

Also from this project:

CMI Report | 2016

Women and Girls Caught between Rape and Adultery in Sudan: Criminal Law Reform, 2005–2015 (in Arabic)

Liv Tønnessen and Samia al-Nagar

Sudan Working Paper | 2015

The Women's Quota in Conflict Ridden Sudan (in Arabic)

Liv Tønnessen and Samia al-Nagar

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Munzoul Assal

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Report in External Series | 2025

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Elhaj Mustafa Ali, Mohammed Mahjoub Elsheikh, Manal Sami Omar Mohamed, Marwa Kamal Zakarea Abdullah, Mageda

Journal Article | 2025

The failure of mediation and peacemaking efforts in the Sudan crisis

Munzoul A. M. Assal and Abdelmageed Yaha

African Journal on Conflict Resolution

Blog post | 2025

A nearly familiar place: Homecoming to the new old Khartoum

Mohamed Jamal

Journal Article | Feb 2026

Unlocking young women’s potential? The impact of a low-cost career guidance program

Asri, Ankush and Asri, Viola and Hoeffler, Anke

Journal of Development Economics

CMI Brief | 2025

Work and motherhood: Female employment does not reduce fertility

Andreas Kotsadam, Janneke Pieters, Espen Villanger

Report in External Series | 2025

Governance and female higher education in Afghanistan

Arne Strand and Kristian Berg Harpviken

CMI Brief | 2025

Visibility without protection: Yemeni women’s activism between war-time opportunity and backlash

Abeer Tajalsir

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