Blog post | 2017

Reform of the rape law in Sudan: Lip service to the International Criminal Court

Liv Tønnessen (2017)
(Norwegian Center for Humanitarian Studies)
http://www.humanitarianstudies.no/2017/04/10/reform-of-the-rape-law-in-sudan-lip-service-to-the-international-criminal-court/
Sudan recently changed its rape law after allegations that the law stands in the way of legal protection to rape victims. This has been celebrated as a victory and a signal of political will to protect women and children against sexual violence. But the reform has major weaknesses. Women's rights activists have been accused of cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) that has indicted President Omar al-Bashir for the systematic use of rape in the Darfur conflict. Groups that have fought for changes in the rape law have been shut down, censored and harassed.
Read more:
http://www.humanitarianstudies.no/2017/04/10/reform-of-the-rape-law-in-sudan-lip-service-to-the-international-criminal-court/

Liv Tønnessen

Director of Center on Law and Social Transformation and Senior Researcher

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