15 / 12 / 2010
Sudan: Arrest of Women's Rights Activists, Flogging of Woman Violate Basic Rights. All Africa
The arrest of more than 60 Sudanese women's rights activists on December 14, 2010, for peacefully protesting the lashing of a woman by police shows the urgent need to reform Sudan's public order laws and practices, Human Rights Watch said today. The system imposes illegitimate restrictions on a range of personal behavior and public expression and disproportionately targets women, Human Rights Watch said.
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