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
- DECEMBER 16, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
the trial of more than 70 people suspected of involvement in an alleged attempt...
the trial of more than 70 people suspected of involvement in an alleged attempt...
- NOVEMBER 24, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan filed charges against 92 people suspected of involvement in...
Sudan filed charges against 92 people suspected of involvement in...
- NOVEMBER 3, 2004ItalyDEATH PENALTY
a civil court in Milan, Italy, gave political asylum to Senegalese national
a civil court in Milan, Italy, gave political asylum to Senegalese national
- OCTOBER 26, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Sudanese Armed forces and the Military Intelligence...
The Sudanese Armed forces and the Military Intelligence arrested two men and two minors from the Birgid tribe, from a place between Janjonat and Labanti villages, near Doumma 12 Km North of Nyala, Sudan Organisation Against Torture (SOAT) reported
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
A court in Sudan's troubled Darfur region has sentenced...
A court in Sudan's troubled Darfur region has sentenced three militiamen to death and six others to up to five years in prison for murder and pillage, the Sudanese Media Centre said
- AUGUST 13, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Sudanese national was beheaded for the stabbing death...
A Sudanese national was beheaded for the stabbing death of a Saudi during a fight
- JULY 21, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
A Sudanese media centre close to the government said...
A Sudanese media centre close to the government said that 200 members of pro-government militias accused of ethnic cleansing in Darfur had been tried and that some had received death sentences
- JULY 1, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
A UN human rights investigator said she saw "strong...
A UN human rights investigator said she saw "strong indications of crimes against humanity" during a 13-day visit to the Darfur region of Sudan and called for the international community to investigate exactly what happened
- JUNE 2, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Nyala court in Southern Darfur State, western Sudan,...
The Nyala court in Southern Darfur State, western Sudan, headed by judge Mukhtar Ibrahim Adam, passed a death sentence on Adam Harun Issa, Ahmad Muhammad Abd-al Qadir and Musa Issa Diku
- MAY 7, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Sudanese government is responsible for "ethnic...
The Sudanese government is responsible for "ethnic cleansing" and crimes against humanity in the western region of Darfur, Human Rights Watch said in a new report
- APRIL 21, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Sudan voted against the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- APRIL 20, 2004SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Sudanese authorities would let a UN team into Sudan...
The Sudanese authorities would let a UN team into Sudan within days to probe alleged atrocities by government-backed militia in the western Darfur region after initially denying the group entry, a UN spokesman said