05.05.2008 - Source: Freedom House

General facts on discrimination and human rights violations against women (harassment of activists, FGM, denial of equitable rights, use of rape in the Darfur conflict) ("The Worst of the Worst: The World's Most Repressive Societies 2008") [ID 23577]

"Female politicians and activists play a role in public life, but they face extensive legal and societal discrimination.

Islamic law denies northern women equitable rights in marriage, inheritance, and divorce.

Female genital mutilation is widely practised in both northern and southern Sudan.

Local and international human rights groups have gathered a great deal of evidence on the use of rape in the Darfur conflict in an attempt to bring perpetrators to justice and end the practice.

Sudan has not ratified the international Convention on the Eradication of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, arguing that it contradicts Sudanese values and traditions."

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06.03.2007 - Source: US Department of State

Prostitution illegal but widespread ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2006") [ID 19839]

"Prostitution is illegal but widespread throughout the country."

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06.03.2007 - Source: US Department of State

Womens' employment opportunities limited ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2006") [ID 19843]

"Although women generally were not discriminated against in the pursuit of employment, they were not legally permitted to work after 10 o'clock in the evening, in theory limiting their employment opportunities. Nonetheless, many women did work after ten o'clock in the evening, including in official positions such as airport security. Women were accepted in professional roles; more than half the professors at Khartoum University were women."

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