Blog post | 2014

Impunity and the conflation of rape and adultery in Sudan’s Criminal Act

Liv Tønnessen (2014)
(Norwegian Center for Humanitarian Studies)
http://www.humanitarianstudies.no/2014/03/10/impunity-and-the-conflation-of-rape-and-adultery-in-sudans-criminal-act/
Under Sudan's Criminal Act (1991), rape is defined as zina (adultery and fornication) without consent. This constitutes a serious legal obstacle for rape victims in the country.
Read more:
http://www.humanitarianstudies.no/2014/03/10/impunity-and-the-conflation-of-rape-and-adultery-in-sudans-criminal-act/

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