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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:EgyptEgyptRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Expand appropriate employment opportunities for women and ensure equal pay for men and women, while taking the necessary measures to promote the participation of women in political life.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 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 ... political participation ... 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 ...
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:N/AContents:Following an international forum on development held in Darfur in August 2012, a reconstruction and development fund for Darfur was established which finances return and resettlement projects and funds development. The fund also oversees the implementation of development projects and ensures that the needs of women ... are met. [Para 92] -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:BrazilBrazilRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Take further measures to prevent and combat all forms of violence against children and women, including training law enforcement officials to deal with sexual violence cases.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.
Para 99) A draft national policy to combat violence against women and children has been drawn up for the period 2016-2031.
Para 100) The five-year national plan to combat violence against women 2012-2016 has been adopted. The unit for combating violence against women and children follows up on the implementation of the plan by acting as a coordination mechanism between ministries, the provinces, civil society organizations and United Nations organizations.
Para 101) The unit for combating violence against women and children has created 14 subunits at the provincial level, including 4 four subunits in four of the provinces of Darfur. A network of civil society organizations engaged in combating violence against women has also been set up in order to improve coordination between the State sector and civil society, and it focuses particular attention on the issue of violence against women in Darfur. A number of action plans for the provinces of Darfur have emerged from the national plan to combat violence against women, and these have been discussed with the European Union in Brussels.
Para 102) The unit has worked with the Ministry of the Interior to increase the number of female police officers involved in protecting civilians in camps, especially women. A course has been developed to train female police officers in investigation techniques and in the principles of international humanitarian law and human rights.
Para 103) Training and capacity-building courses focusing on international, regional and national law have been run for persons working in the judiciary and law enforcement agencies. Female police officers have received training in how to conduct criminal investigations in cases involving violence against women, and a guide on medical treatment in cases of rape has been developed.
Para 104) The report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the prevention of violence against women and girls (E/CN/6/2013/4) mentioned the Sudan as one of 10 States to have reported on the establishment of coordination mechanisms, including task forces, dedicated units, working and interministerial groups and observatories.
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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:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Female genital mutilation / cutting
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Take all necessary measures to end female genital mutilation, notably regarding prevention, awareness-raising, control and sanctions.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:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS14 recommended to ratify the … OP-ICCPR … [Para 3]
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual harassment
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Human rights defenders
Type:Review DocumentationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS25 recommended to adopt a comprehensive national strategy and a draft law to combat all forms of violence against women, including women’s rights female defenders, at the public and domestic levels, especially sexual harassment. [Para 69]
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State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify..., CEDAW,... and review national legislation in light of its provisions to eliminate all discriminatory laws against women.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:LithuaniaLithuaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the CEDAW. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:ChileChileRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Make the necessary efforts to promote the elimination of discriminatory provisions that affect LGBTI persons and put an end to the criminalization of sexual acts between consenting adults of the same sex.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:DjiboutiDjiboutiRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Redouble efforts to strengthen the right to quality education for all, in particular by implementing measures to promote increased access for girls to school. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:SwedenSwedenRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Implement the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security and the framework of cooperation with the United Nations on the prevention and response to sexual violence against women and girls during conflict. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:EstoniaEstoniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:40th Session, January 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Accelerate the formation of the Commission for Women and Gender Equality and the Commission for Legal Reform. -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"In 2010, the CRC recommended that the Sudan consider ratifying the ICCPR-OP1, the CEDAW … [Para 3]" -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- "Adultery"
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:NeglectedContents:"JS7 stated that the 1991 Penal Code of the Sudan (Act No. 8 1991) and the Penal
Code adopted in Southern Sudan imposed criminal sanctions on some forms of sexual
activity between consenting adults. It recommended that the Sudan 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:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Family planning
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:CommentSession:11th session, May 2011Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Welcomed the achievements in the area of economic, social and cultural rights, particularly [...] continued emphasis on national reproductive [health] and family planning... -
State Under Review:SudanSudanRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALSource Of Reference:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Take all necessary measures to ensure that all children are released by armed forces and armed groups, and that these children receive all the assistance necessary for their physical and psychological recovery, including special medical care for victims of sexual violence.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 60) The Public Prosecutor has established 18 offices to oversee investigations carried out by the police unit for the protection of families and children. Also, 18 children's courts have been set up to examine cases involving child victims of crime. The staff of these judicial institutions has received training in the principles and procedures followed in juvenile courts and the treatment of offenders. Moreover, mechanisms are available to provide psychological and social support to children, whether offenders, victims or witnesses.
Para 99) A draft national policy to combat violence against women and children has been drawn up for the period 2016-2031.
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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:AlgeriaAlgeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Intensify programmes to promote the status of women.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.
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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: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: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]