Sudan
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- June 30, 1998, partially suspended in 1999 by President Bashir. The Interim National Constitution was ratified on July 5, 2005. The Constitution of South Sudan was signed in December 2005
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law and Islamic law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, National Legislature composed of the Council of States and the National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court of nine judges; National Supreme Court; National Appellate Courts;
RELIGIONS
70% Sunni Muslims, 5% Christians, 25% indigenous beliefs
From the country
- AUGUST 13, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
the International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture...
the International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture...
- AUGUST 7, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
UN RAISES CONCERN OVER SUDAN'S DARFUR REBEL TRIALS
the United Nations voiced concern over trials in Sudan that sentenced to death 30 alleged Darfur rebels for an attack on the capital and urged Khartoum to abolish capital punishment.
- AUGUST 6, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITICISES SUDAN'S SPECIAL COURTS
the civil rights group Human Rights Watch sharply criticised the use of special courts in the Sudan.
- AUGUST 5, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: DARFUR ‘REBELS’ APPEAL DEATH PENALTIES
in Sudan, eight Darfur ‘rebels’ facing death penalties for terrorists attacks on Khartoum appealed against their convictions, a lawyer said.
- JULY 31, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: 22 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
anti-terrorisms courts in Sudan sentenced another 22 of the alleged Darfur rebels to death for terrorism and involvement in the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).
- JULY 29, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
EIGHT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM
in Sudan, a judge of the Khartoum Anti-terrorism Court No 1 sentenced eight Darfur ‘rebels’ to death over an assault near the capital, Khartoum, in May.
- APRIL 30, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN: FOUR MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER & ROBBERY
the Khartoum North Criminal Court in Sudan, presided over by Judge Mudathir al-Rashid, sentenced four men to death by hanging after they were convicted of killing a policeman in an exchange of fire at a Central Reserve Force camp in Al-Fula.
- APRIL 6, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. TORTURE LANDED 10 INMATES ON DEATH ROW, LAWYERS SAY
the lives of 10 Sudanese on death row are hanging in the balance as their lawyers
- MARCH 10, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. DEATH PENALTY UPHELD FOR KILLERS OF EDITOR
the Court of Appeal in Sudan upheld the death sentence against ten people
- FEBRUARY 26, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
the Sudanese judiciary revealed that it had received a memorandum through the
the Sudanese judiciary revealed that it had received a memorandum through the
- FEBRUARY 24, 2008SudanDEATH PENALTY
SUDAN. FIVE MEN FROM NILE STATE EXECUTED IN KHARTOUM
five individuals from Nile State were executed in Kobar prison in Khartoum,
- JANUARY 8, 2008EthiopiaDEATH PENALTY
five Ethiopians detained in Sudan could face detention without trial, torture
five Ethiopians detained in Sudan could face detention without trial, torture