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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Costa RicaCosta RicaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the CEDAW and prohibit female genital mutilation.ExplanationNoted. Ratifying CEDAW is under consideration.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 22) Sudan is in the process of ratifying the following instruments: • CEDAW (1979);
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.
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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:ChileChileRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Push forward for the elimination of discriminatory provisions affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons.ExplanationNoted.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 12) The HR Committee was concerned about the persistence of entrenched discriminatory provisions in legislation, in particular …regarding sexual orientation.
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Para 28) JS14 noted that Sudan applied the death penalty for some crimes, including to crimes not considered “the most serious.” Recent, important changes to the Criminal Act 1991 repealed the death penalty for the crimes of apostasy and consensual same-sex relations.
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Forced marriage
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS3 noted that women are required to have a guardian in marriage contracts and recommend enacting laws that prohibit child and forced marriage, setting the age of marriage at 18 for both girls and boys. [Para 38] -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:N/AContents:The Sudan is committed to cooperating with international human rights mechanisms and special procedures with thematic and country mandates. During the reporting period, the country received ... the Special Rapporteur on violence against women ... [Para 51] -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The United Nations country team recommended that the Sudan amend its discriminatory laws and consider adopting a comprehensive anti-discrimination law to promote equality and fight against discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, religion, region, disabilities, sexual orientation or other social status. [Para 13]
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Early marriage
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Helena Kennedy Centre for international Justice … recommended to closely monitor the practice of child marriages and make sure they are happening legally and with consent following the CRC. [Para 78]
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the CEDAW. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the CEDAW and enhance efforts to combat discrimination and violence against women. -
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: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:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:N/AContents:"Wage policies adopted by the State include wage equalization throughout all regions of the Sudan,
equal pay for equal work and equal pay for women and men, in accordance with article 32
(1) of the Constitution, which provides that the State shall guarantee the equal right of men
and women to the enjoyment of all civil, political, social, cultural and economic rights,
including the right to equal pay for equal work and other related benefits. [Para 57]" -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:BrazilBrazilRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Step efforts concerning accession to core human rights treaties, particularly the CEDAW ... before the third cycle review.ImplementationNational 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:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) recommended that the Sudan ratify international human rights instruments to which it was not a party, and which included the OP-ICESCR; the OP-ICCPR; the CEDAW ... [Para 2]" -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:OmanOmanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Empowerment of women
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts in the area of empowerment of women and enhance their role in the political, economic and social fields ...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:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Carry out prompt, independent and thorough investigation of the allegations of torture and excessive use of force by State officials as well as other human rights violation, including sexual abuses. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:VietnamVietnamRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify CEDAW.ExplanationNoted. Ratifying CEDAW is under consideration.ImplementationNational 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:El SalvadorEl SalvadorRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the OP-ICESCR.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that all allegations of torture and ill-treatment, as well as mass rapes, and sexual and gender-bases violence are promptly, independently and thoroughly investigated and to take all the necessary measures to bring perpetrators to justice.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 83) To uphold the principle of the rule of law and combat impunity, the Public Prosecutor has issued decrees for the formation of committees, made up of prosecutors and civil society representatives, to conduct investigations into cases involving violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law.
Para 165) The Public Prosecutor of Sudan has issued decrees for the formation of the following commissions to investigate reports of killings: • A commission in December 2020 to investigate extrajudicial killings, human rights violations and acts that constitute crimes under the 1991 Criminal Code between 30 June and 11 April 2019, including instances of rape and torture inside prisons and detention facilities;
Para 166) On 11 January 2021, the Public Prosecutor of the Government of Sudan issued a directive to all security agencies to the effect that civilians are to be arrested only by the criminal police. This is in enactment of the principle of immediate, independent and comprehensive investigation into any allegation of torture or excessive use of force by State officials, or any other human rights violations including sexual violence.
Para 171) As a way of preventing attacks against civilians, the State has adopted an integrated approach to crisis management in Darfur with a view to reducing the number of crimes committed in that region. At the same time, the presence of organs of the judiciary – such as prosecution offices and courts – has been strengthened in areas that have recently witnessed conflicts. Human rights violations, particularly sexual assaults in conflict areas, were recorded over 12 months during the transitional period, for which reason the Security Council issued its resolution 2524 (2020).
Para 172) A special prosecutor for crimes committed in Darfur has been appointed to conduct inquiries into all allegations of sexual violence in conflict zones. The Special Court for Darfur was established before the transitional period and its mandate was renewed under the Juba Peace Agreement.
Para 173) The Prosecutor General has assigned a number of deputy prosecutors to pursue investigations into incidents in Darfur in general, and into cases of sexual violence in particular. They work under the Public Prosecutor’s direct supervision and in cooperation with the ICC Chief Prosecutor and the Ministry of Justice.
Para 187) The Office of the Public Prosecution has established 10 commissions of inquiry to look into violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in the period between 1989 and 2021. The commissions, which include civil society organizations as part of their membership, will consider issues such as: torture and other cruel or inhuman treatment, excessive use of force by government forces, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, sexual violence, gender-based violence, etc. Immunity has been lifted from members of government forces implicated in violations, and a number of them have been brought to trial while investigations against others are still ongoing.
Para 194) The national courts have heard several cases relating to abortion, rape, terrorism and human trafficking. In order to support measures to prevent such offences, statistics and indicators have been issued showing the number of crimes committed, their prevalence and the sentences handed down by the courts between 2016 and 2020.
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:... Repeal all laws that discriminate against women to ensure conformity with international standards. [Para 11] -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:... ANND observed that maternal mortality rate is 360/100,000 per live births ... -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:UNESCO encouraged the Sudan to abolish female genital mutilation through education. The Human Rights Committee recommended eradicating the practice and enforcing the necessary legislative measures. [Para 36] -
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.