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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:ACHPR called on the Transitional Authorities in Sudan to: strengthen the judicial system and its independence, to intensify the fight against impunity, including for gender-based violence and the violations of economic, social and cultural rights, and to ensure that those responsible for past and present crimes are held accountable; [Para 34]
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS4 stated that, on 3 June 2019, government forces led by the RSF shot live bullets at protesters, beat them with sticks and batons, rounded up hundreds and subjected them to various forms of humiliation, including beating, rape and sexual assaults. [Para 25]
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:EcuadorEcuadorRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Accede or ratify the following international instruments: 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:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:NeglectedContents:Reports to CESCR overdue. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:EcuadorEcuadorRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:RejectedContents:Accede or ratify the following international instruments: Palermo Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children [...]ExplanationThe Government does not think of acceding to [these] following international instruments at the meantime:ImplementationNational Report:
Para 53) In 2013, in order to promote and strengthen the legislative framework underpinning human rights, the State ratified the Palermo Protocol ... -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Marshall IslandsMarshall IslandsRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupPIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the CEDAW. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Decriminalize sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:UkraineUkraineRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure promotion of women's rights. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:MaltaMaltaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt measures for the protection and prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, in addition to mechanisms for accountability, in conflict-affected and displacement settings. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Investigate all cases of human rights violations and abuses, foremost gender-based violence and to hold perpetrators to account. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Family planning
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:N/AContents:"In the field of maternal health, the national reproductive health and family planning
policy is a main priority with respect to reproductive health issues. The interventions of the
past few years have focused on increasing access to services and on improving the quality
of reproductive health services by training medical assistants in the delivery of such
services as antenatal care and family planning in particular. Intensive efforts have also been
made to increase awareness by developing information addressing various reproductive
health situations for dissemination at the state level through the local and national media. In
the context of efforts to reduce the prevalence of morbidity and mortality associated with
pregnancy and childbirth, the Sudan adopted a policy of free Caesarean operations in 2008
and free obstetric care in 2010 in order to improve and enhance the quality of care, the
emphasis being to ensure free life-saving care. [Para 62]" -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"Joint submission 7 (JS7) recommended that the Sudan sign and ratify the CEDAW; … Joint
submission 3 (JS3) also recommended the signing and ratification of the CEDAW with
reservations to articles of this instrument that were incompatible with Sudanese ethics and
principles. [Para 3]" -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:SyriaSyriaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Further pursue efforts aimed at strengthening the protection of the rights of women and children through further development of legislation and mechanisms in this field.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 12) [The Elections Act] was amended in 2014 to increase the proportion of women from 25 per cent to 30 per cent and to improve geographical and proportional representation in order to widen participation.
Para 33) The findings of a workforce survey to determine levels of employment and participation in economic life among men and women made public in April 2012. Among its more significant results, the survey showed that economic participation among both sexes increased from 39.3 per cent in 1999 to 43 per cent in 2011. The number of people reliant on paid work jumped to 40.1 per cent, standing at 43.6 per cent for men and 29.4 per cent for women.
Para 69) The National Quarter-Century Strategy for 2007-2031 advocates the participation of women in a wholesale revival of society. One of the central elements of the Strategy is, in fact, the empowerment of women.
Para 70) The State's concern in this regard has led it to create various frameworks as well as seven official national mechanisms to empower women and promote their role in society.
Para 71) The national policy for the empowerment of women - which was adopted by the Council of Ministers in 2007 and has been used as a reference for the Constitution, national laws and regional and international treaties - has been updated for the period 2015-2016, with the help of development partners. Projects included in the policy aim to address issues such as education, health care, the environment, economic empowerment, human rights law, political participation and decision-making, and peace and conflict resolution. A detailed outline of a national policy to empower women has been proposed, incorporated into the second five-year plan (2012-2016) and sent out to districts and provinces.
Para 72) The participation of women in the national legislature in 2015 was as follows. There were 131 female members of the National Assembly which has a total number of seats of 450, and there were 16 female members, out of a total of 56, of the Council of States.
Para 73) Following the 2014 amendments to electoral law, the people of Sudan helped to reinforce the foundations of democracy by participating in the April 2015 elections and the peaceful transfer of power. The proportion of women in parliament went up from 25 to 30 per cent ...
UN Compilation:
Para 5) ... In 2015, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, was concerned by the discriminatory interpretation and implementation of provisions of the Criminal Law Act, the Public Order Act and the Personal Status Act. The Special Rapporteur noted that over 26 laws, including the Personal Status Act, contained provisions that were discriminatory towards women. Proposed changes at the federal level included: an amendment to the minimum age of marriage; the harmonization of domestic substantive and procedural laws with international human rights standards; and the ratification of CEDAW and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 10) JS2 noted Sudan did not accept previous recommendations to reform NSSA (2010) and did not amend its laws on marriage, custody, divorce, property rights, and indecency in compliance with international human rights law and as previously accepted recommendation.
Para 48) JS1 noted that in the first cycle Sudan accepted recommendations on gender equality and women's equal rights, and on steps to amend/repeal all discriminatory provisions in the Sudanese Nationality Act of 1994. However, children can only acquire citizenship from their Sudanese mothers through an application process, whereas children of Sudanese fathers acquire Sudanese citizenship automatically.
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:VietnamVietnamRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Establish an institutional mechanism to fight discrimination and violence against women and children.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 81) The Unit to Combat Violence against Women has been created, with support from UNFPA. The Unit, which acts as a coordinating mechanism for the implementation of policies intended to prevent anti-female violence, has been running a hotline for women who have suffered violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Family and child units in the capital city and in the states also work to combat violence against girls. They include the General Directorate for Women and the Family, the Unit to Combat Violence against Women (which has 18 branches in the capital and in the states), state-level women’s mechanisms and sectoral ministries. Moreover, there are women and family affairs departments in a number of ministries and government institutions, including in their offices at the state level.
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Burkina FasoBurkina FasoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure effective criminal justice responses to all forms of sexual and gender-based violence, particularly domestic violence and female genital mutilations.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.
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:SwedenSwedenRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Continue taking strong measures to combat human trafficking and sexual exploitation and abuse of migrant women and children, including by fully implementing the Human Trafficking Act of 2014, training law enforcement officials and ensuring adequate protection for victims of human trafficking.Implementation
National 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) … • Increasing the penalty for trafficking in women and children under the Anti-Human Trafficking Act of 2014.
Para 99) In its efforts to pursue the effective implementation of legislative measures intended to combat violence against women and children, the State has taken steps to protect women and girls, particularly those with disabilities. In terms of legislation, the Criminal Code envisages penalties for crimes, such as sexual harassment, that fall under the definition of violence against women, while the 2014 Anti-Human Trafficking Act, as amended in 2021, envisages harsher penalties for trafficking when the victims are women, children or persons with disabilities.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 56) JS3 noted that, while efforts have been taken to combat human trafficking, there was a lack of legal awareness and representation among women, including their non-participation in the elaboration of legislation and laws, with a gap between the legal text and implementation in practice. In addition, the law singled out women by making the punishment aggravating for this crime if the victim was a female or a child under the age of 18 or a disabled, and a special prosecution was established to combat human trafficking.
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:GeorgiaGeorgiaRegional groupEEGIssue:
- 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:MadagascarMadagascarRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the international treaties to which the state is not yet party, particularly the CEDAW and its OP ...ExplanationNoted.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 22) Sudan is in the process of ratifying the following instruments: • CEDAW (1979);
Para 23) Sudan is examining the following instruments: … OP-CEDAW (1999).
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Human Rights Committee was concerned that a large proportion of children were still not registered and recommended that they be registered free of charge and receive official birth certificates. [Para 26] -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt legislative and other measures to explicitly prohibit and eradicate female genital mutilation, and reinforce awareness and education programmes about its harmful effects.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 105) Work began on a draft law to prevent female genital mutilation in 2007. The draft was reviewed by a national committee for the review of laws related to women's rights in 2012-2013, and a series of consultative meetings between the Ministry of Justice and parliamentarians took place.
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 enacting legislation to prohibit and criminalize female genital mutilation, raising awareness in society, constructing local, regional and international partnerships, and mobilizing religious figures to play their part. 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:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:The Independent Expert [on the situation of human rights in the Sudan] called upon the Government to establish a comprehensive, consultative and holistic victim-centred transitional justice process led by the transitional justice commission to redress past abuses, including gender-related crimes, and to prevent their recurrence. [Para 26]
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents: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. [Para 75]
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify 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:IndiaIndiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Consider ratifying the International CEDAW. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:New ZealandNew ZealandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure the implementation of UNSCR 1325 on women peace and security, and ratify the CEDAW.