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Protection of Civilians: From Principle to Practice

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Blog post | 2014

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

Liv Tønnessen (2014)
(Norwegian Center for Humanitarian Studies)
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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/

Liv Tønnessen

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

Protection of Civilians: From Principle to Practice

Mar 2012 - Apr 2016
  • Gender
  • Humanitarianism
  • Sudan

Also from this project:

Blog post | 2017

Reform of the rape law in Sudan: Lip service to the International Criminal Court

Liv Tønnessen

Journal Article | 2017

Enemies of the state: Curbing women activists advocating rape reform in Sudan

Liv Tønnessen

Journal of International Women's Studies

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Sudanese higher education in crisis

Muna Elgadal and Rebecca Glade

Sudan Working Paper | Jul 2025

Climate Change, Conflicts and Food Security in North Darfur State, Sudan: Risks and Implications

Elamin Akoy, Adam Sabbil, Mohammed B. Altoom, Salih Nurain, Emad Eldeen Salim

Blog post | Jul 2025

The effects of war on Sudan’s youth: A lost generation

Khadega Eldewehi

Sudan Working Paper | Jul 2025

Digital warfare: Exploring the influence of social media in propagating and counteracting hate speech in Sudan’s conflict landscape

Hind Abbas Hilmi Ibrahim

Book Chapter | Oct 2025

Reinforcing or obscuring refugee rights? The roles of vulnerability in Norwegian asylum practices

Jessica Schultz, Hilde Lidén

Between Protection and Harm. Negotiated Vulnerabilities in Asylum Laws and Bureaucracies

Journal Article | Oct 2025

Abortion Within Reason or Right: Navigating Reproductive Governance and Abortion Stigma in Madagascar's Urban Central Highlands

Karine Aasgaard Jansen

Studies in Comparative International Development

CMI Brief | Aug 2025

The cost of doing politics in Uganda: Perspectives on violence against political candidates

Matthew Gichohi, Gerald Kagambirwe Karyeija, Stella Kyohairwe, Vibeke Wang, Pär Zetterberg

Journal Article | Aug 2025

Externally Driven Border Control in West Africa: Local Impact and Broader Ramifications

Cathrine Talleraas

International Migration Review

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