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Women Living Under Muslim Laws
http://www.wluml.org/resource/sudans-revised-penal-code-mixed-picture-women
SUDAN’S REVISED PENAL CODE: A MIXED PICTURE FOR WOMEN
Direct Link to Full Document: http://www.wluml.org/sites/wluml.org/files/Sudans_Revised_Penal_Code_Mixed_Picture_WLUML_2015_0.pdf
In
February this year, Sudan made amendments to its controversial Shari’a-based
penal code which included changes to the law pertaining to the crime of
rape. These amendments were reviewed by WLUML networkers working at the
forefront of women’s rights work in Sudan, including those involved in the
struggle to change the Penal Code.
How
the new law will affect women’s lives remains somewhat unclear. Here we set out
the context and history of the laws surrounding rape in Sudan, the
activism of women’s organisations on this issue, and the pros and cons of
the recent legal changes.