Minister of Justice
Mohamed Bushara Dousa
Ministry of Justice
PO Box 302
Al Nil Avenue
Khartoum
SUDAN
E-Mail: moj@moj.gov.sd
Fax: (00 249) 1837 6416 8
Your Excellency,
women and girls in Sudan are constantly confronted with obstacles imposed by the public
order regime that hinder their freedom of movement, their freedom of association, and their
ability to make personal choices on a daily basis.
The public order regime in Sudan consists of laws and practices that allow the imposition of
corporal punishment for what is seen as immoral behavior. Notably, Sudan’s Criminal Penal
Code of 1991, article 152, which was renamed and incorporated into the Society Safety
Code (2009), calls for the punishment of people who perform in public, an “indecent act or
an act contrary to public morals or wears an obscene outfit or contrary to public morals or
causing an annoyance to public feelings.
Amnesty International and other international organizations, including the United Nations,
have condemned the flogging of women, calling for the abolition of this punishment. In
accordance with international and domestic law, such as the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights (ICCPR) and Sudan’s 2005 Interim Constitution,
Sudan should put an end to flogging, as it constitutes cruel, inhuman or degrading
punishment.
Therefore we ask you
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to Repeal Article 152 of the Criminal Code 1991 because the article is vague and
discriminatory, and fails to adhere to Sudan’s human rights obligations;
to Remove the penalty of flogging for crimes against public order because it is
cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment; and
Fulfill their obligations under human rights treaties, including Article 7 of the
ICCPR, and Article 5 of the African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights
Youirs sincerely