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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify CEDAW.ExplanationNoted. Ratifying CEDAW is under considerationImplementationNational Report:
Para 22) Sudan is in the process of ratifying the following instruments: • CEDAW (1979);
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the OP-CEDAW.ExplanationNoted.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 23) Sudan is examining the following instruments: … OP-CEDAW (1999).
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Early marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Raise the minimum age of marriage to 18. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:JC recommended Sudan to uphold ... ICESCR ... [Para 3] -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:... Investigate cases of violence against women journalists and secure access to justice ... [Para 53] -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:N/AContents:With encouragement from the State and the cooperation of partners, associations of persons living with HIV/AIDS have been set up and registered, while HIV/AIDS services have been incorporated into health care services at all levels. Furthermore, a bill has been drafted guaranteeing full constitutional rights for persons living with HIV/AIDS. [Para 22] -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:AustriaAustriaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Draft their Constitutions in an inclusive process with the participation of civil society, women and minorities ...ImplementationNational Report:
Para 55) As of 2011, work began on drafting a permanent Constitution. The process has involved all stakeholders, including the executive, the legislature, political forces, civil society organizations, academic institutions, representatives of women and young people as well as local authorities and other grass-roots components of society. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:HondurasHondurasRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:... Completely eradicate the practice of female genital mutilation through education and awareness campaigns in the communities ...ImplementationNational Report:
Para 106) In cooperation with UNICEF the Government has launched the "Salima" campaign which is a social media initiative designed to prevent female genital mutilation. It focuses on bringing about change in society rather than in the individual, making change socially acceptable and disseminating knowledge and awareness about the harmful effects of female genital mutilation.
Para 107) The National Council for Child Welfare, in cooperation with the National Council for Strategic Planning, drafted the national strategy 2008-2018 to prevent female genital mutilation in the Sudan. The aim of the strategy is to build capacity in institutions and in civil society, and to develop skills in society as a whole in order to help people to abandon this practice. Goals of the strategy include ... raising awareness in society ... The implementation of the strategy is proceeding as planned.
UN Compilation:
Para 36) UNESCO noted the strategy to eliminate female genital mutilation. It appeared, however, that the Sudan had not taken further steps to prohibit the practice and educate the women on their rights.
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:AustriaAustriaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify, without limiting reservations, CEDAW ...ImplementationNational Report:
Para 53) ... Committees have been formed to study the possibility of acceding to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS10 recommended to accelerate universal health coverage including SRHR services, especially for marginalized and vulnerable groups ... and improve maternal mortality data by strengthening and institutionalizing maternal death surveillance and response system. [Para 63]
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa recommended to ratify the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa. [Para 5]
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"… CRC also expressed concern over the abduction of children for the purpose of forced labour, including sexual slavery ... [Para 26]" -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:CzechiaCzechiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify remaining key international human rights instruments, including … CEDAW. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:ArmeniaArmeniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the CEDAW. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Early marriage
- Forced marriage
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Modify the legislation so that the legal minimum age for marriage is set at the age of 18 years.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Respect the Sudanese national plan of action for women, peace and security, and implement the provisions of the CEDAW. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:LatviaLatviaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Take all necessary measures, both in law and in practice, to combat violence against women and girls and domestic violence. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:UkraineUkraineRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Enforce the prohibition of female genital mutilation through an effective prosecution mechanism. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen State mechanisms related to the care for the most vulnerable groups in need of protection, such as women ...ImplementationNational Report:
Para 38) A memorandum of understanding has been signed with UNICEF on a pilot project under which cash transfers would be made to mothers for the first 1,000 days of their child’s life. The project targets 50,000 mothers in the states of Kassala and Red Sea;
Para 39) A memorandum of understanding on facilitated loans was concluded in July 2019 to enable target groups to gain easy access to funding. In fact, funding has been provided to 7,751 beneficiaries and 135 women’s groups and associations via the Savings and Social Development Bank and the Family Bank. A total of around 250 million Sudanese pounds has been allocated by the two banks for the loans scheme, 100 million by the former and 150 million by the latter.
Para 67) The State has taken positive steps to empower women and enable them to enjoy a greater number of civil and political rights. Under the Constitutional Document, at least 40 per cent of the members of the Legislative Council are to be women.
Para 68) A number of policies, strategies, plans, programmes and projects have been prepared. The most significant of these was the national policy for the empowerment of women, which the Government approved in 2007 then updated in 2017. An action plan for the implementation of the policy at the central level and in the states has also been adopted as part of government plans, in line with the Agenda 2063 of the African Union and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Various activities, programmes and projects are run in cooperation with United Nations agencies and with other bodies and institutions, and a national gender equality action plan has been adopted. Para 69) In line with the Constitutional Document, the Government has appointed women to leadership positions, including that of presidency of a state and head of a ministry, as well as to leading roles in the judiciary.
Para 70) Women’s issues have been integrated into various sectors where they have been given support in the performance of their jobs with capacity-building and skills development. A ministerial committee has been set up to review legislation affecting women.
Para 71) One State initiative in the area of education has been the education strategy 2007– 2031. A five-year educational plan has also been rolled out, which emphasizes the importance of generalizing basic education, increasing rates of completion, reducing dropout, training teachers and creating new classrooms in order to address admission disparities.
Para 72) A strategy has been developed which aims to reduce disparities in quality and to increase the level of education among girls, focusing particularly upon nomads and displaced persons.
Para 73) Public awareness about issues affecting women and their rights is being promoted, in which regard a number of alliances and other bodies have been formed, and community advocacy initiatives on behalf of women have been organized.
Para 76) The Constitutional Document and the Juba Peace Agreement envisage a political will to uphold freedoms and to provide opportunities for the involvement of women at a level of at least 40 per cent.
Para 79) The Government rolled out its national policy for the empowerment of women in 2007 then updated in 2017, making it part of overall development plans.
Para 88) A survey has been conducted into the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and on medium- and small-sized enterprises run by women.
Para 110) A detailed plan regarding the national policy for the empowerment of women was developed and incorporated into the second five-year plan 2012–2017. It was applied in the capital and in the states to women in vulnerable categories and women with disabilities.
Para 116) As part of its efforts in this regard, the State has set up specialized mechanisms to promote the welfare of vulnerable groups such as women. The Ministry of Social Development – as the competent national institution charged with developing policies and strategies for vulnerable categories such as women and persons with disabilities – works as a coordinating body among the relevant authorities in the states.
Para 118) The State has established women and family affairs departments in a number of ministries and government institutions and has set up departmental offices at the state level.
UN Compilation:
Para 33) The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan noted that physical distancing measures had severely hit the service sector, which absorbed over a million workers, mostly in low-income and casual jobs. Consequently, there was a high risk that many businesses would fail if the disruption of normal business operations continued. The informal hospitality sector, notably the work of women tea sellers, was impacted through the general reduction of the economy.
Para 38) The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan expressed concern that the COVID-19 pandemic might compromise the chances of the Sudan to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. … Food insecure populations, including internally displaced persons, refugees, migrants, returnees, host communities and women and children, had limited coping mechanisms to buffer the impact.
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Para 75) JS13 noted that the Juba Agreement stipulates women’s representation in all levels of government and decision-making in a fair and effective manner, with a representation of no less than 40%. Thus, a representation rate of 15.3% in the current cabinet is an explicit violation and contravention of the Constitution. JS13 recommended to change the current composition of the Cabinet, and abide by its constitutional obligation to represent women equitably, at a rate of no less than 40% of the Cabinet.
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:NeglectedContents:Bring its laws in conformity with its international human rights obligations, by repealing all provisions which may be applied to criminalise sexual activity between consenting adults. [Para 46] -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:CyprusCyprusRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupEUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Take effective action to combat and eliminate the phenomenon of female genital mutilation and ensure the full implementation of the relevant National Action Plan.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 24) The State has continued to reform and develop domestic legislation by amending existing provisions or passing new ones, in line with obligations arising from international instruments and with a view to promoting and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms. Since the submission of its second report, the State has issued the Constitutional Document for the transitional period in addition to a number of pieces of legislation, as follows: … (b) … • Criminalizing and punishing the practice of female genital mutilation (art. 141 (a) of the Criminal Code);
Para 85) In recognition of the efforts the Government has made in this connection, in February 2019 UNESCO awarded its Prize in Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts to the National Council for Child Welfare for the success of the Saleema initiative to end female genital mutilation.
Para 89) Social support is being provided to midwives and they are being given their own projects to run in order to improve their income and encourage them to abandon harmful traditional practices.
Para 93) In order to raise the general level of awareness among security services and the judiciary regarding domestic and sexual violence and female genital mutilation, security and judicial officials have received training, both in Sudan and abroad, on the subject of violence against women and children.
Para 94) (e) Female genital mutilation has been made a criminal offence under article 141 (a) of the Criminal Code as amended in 2020, and the Personal Status Act is being reviewed to bring it into line with international standards concerning age of marriage; (f) A strategy to end female genital mutilation 2021–2030 has been drafted and is currently in the final stages of approval, and a proposal has been made to include that issue in the school curriculum.
UN Compilation:
Para 48) The United Nations country team noted that, despite the recent adoption by the Sudan of a law criminalizing female genital mutilation, the prevalence of that harmful practice was alarming, with over 80 per cent of women nationwide subjected to it, reaching around 90 per cent in 7 of the 18 Sudanese states.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 71) The Helena Kennedy Centre for international Justice noted that Sudan has one of the highest rates of FGM in the world: It is reported that 88% of women aged 15-49 have been cut.
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Establish effective measures to increase the registration of children and to obtain birth registration.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 94) (a) The State has guaranteed the right of free birth registration as a way of promoting and encouraging that practice. The Civil Registry Act 2011 envisages penalties for persons who fail to register the birth of their children; (b) The State has set up an online network that connects maternity hospitals to the general administration of the civil registry via which births can be recorded with a national identity number; 343 of a total of 685 hospitals have been connected and work is still continuing;
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:HondurasHondurasRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt strong and decisive measures to punish those responsible for the rape of girls and women.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 11) The [Criminal Code] was amended in 2015 with the addition of the offence of sexual harassment and the separation of the offence of rape from that of adultery in article 149, thereby removing all ambiguity and ensuring just and fair treatment for victims. Two paragraphs were added to article 88: paragraph (a) which makes it a crime for public officials to abuse their office or authority, and paragraph (b) which defines a public official as anyone who works in a legislative, executive, administrative or judicial capacity, whether appointed or elected.
Para 97) The Criminal Code as amended in 2015 stipulates penalties for offences that fall within the concept of violence against women such as sexual harassment. It also differentiates between adultery and rape.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 28) HRW, JS2 and JS7 were concerned that rape crimes continued to be used as a weapon, with allegations about the rape of 200 women in 2014 in Tabit, Darfur by SAF which were not investigated thoroughly or punished. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:IndonesiaIndonesiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify CEDAW.ExplanationNoted. Ratifying CEDAW is under considerationImplementationNational Report:
Para 22) Sudan is in the process of ratifying the following instruments: • CEDAW (1979);
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Repeal all laws that discriminate against women and girls and ensure conformity with international standards.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 75) The State’s responsibility to protect women’s rights as enshrined in international and regional agreements ratified by Sudan is set forth in article 49 of the Constitutional Document, which upholds women’s rights in all areas and enjoins the State to practise positive discrimination in their favour, to combat customs and traditions that are harmful to their dignity and to provide free health care for mothers, children and pregnant women.
UN Compilation:
Para 8) The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan welcomed the reports on the endorsement of the Miscellaneous Amendments Act by the Joint Council in July 2020, which provided for amendments to the Criminal Code of 1991. … The Act also criminalized actions that included gender-based discrimination and provided for better protection for women’s rights.
Para 46) The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan … commended the great emphasis the constitutional document placed on women’s rights. Article 7 (7) provided for assurances to guarantee and promote women’s rights in the Sudan in all social, political and economic fields, and to combat all forms of discrimination against women, taking into account provisional preferential measures in both war and peace. Article 48 expanded women’s rights provisions by stating that all women’s rights enshrined in international and regional treaties ratified by the Sudan would be recognized and protected by the State.
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Para 76) JS23 noted that the Miscellaneous Amendments Act abolished flogging for violation of the public decency law, envisaged by Article 152 of the Criminal Code, and removed the wording “wears an indecent or immoral dress”. However, Article 152 can still be used, as it has been in its past form, by authorities to target Christian women and girls for indecent clothing (on the basis of not covering their head or wearing trousers) with reference to its legally vague language without a safeguard for an objective standard.