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
- JULY 12, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Ibraheam...
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Ibraheam Mohamed Hussein convicted of Murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991) and sentenced to death on 8 June 2003 before Nyala court
- JULY 12, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Hassan Shigaf...
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Hassan Shigaf Ali convicted of Murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991) and sentenced to death on 8 June 2003 before Nyala court
- JULY 4, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudanese armed forces arrested 45 people of the Ma'alia...
Sudanese armed forces arrested 45 people of the Ma'alia tribe in Adila province, in southern Darfur state
- JUNE 28, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death...
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death sentence for Ibraheam Ahmed Omer Abaker issued by the Kass Court on September 30th, 2002
- JUNE 28, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Ibraheam...
The Appeal Court confirmed the sentence on Ibraheam Ahmed Omer Abaker convicted of Murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991) and sentenced to death on 30 September 2002 before Kass Court
- MAY 31, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Ishag Mohamed convicted of Armed Robbery (Hiraba)...
Mohamed Ishag Mohamed convicted of Armed Robbery (Hiraba) under Article 168 of the Penal Code (1991) was sentenced on to cross amputation before Kass Court
- MAY 9, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that International human rights organisations...
It was reported that International human rights organisations condemned what they said were increasing cases of arbitrary arrests and torture by the Sudanese security forces in the Darfur state of western Sudan
- MAY 8, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Ali Ibrahim was sentenced to death for running a lucrative...
Ali Ibrahim was sentenced to death for running a lucrative drug trafficking business under Al-Qaeda
- APRIL 29, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death...
In Sudan, the Appeal Court has confirmed the death sentence for Omer Alajib Jobara issued by the Aldeain town Criminal Court on March 17th, 2003
- APRIL 29, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Appeal Court in Aldeain town confirmed...
The Criminal Appeal Court in Aldeain town confirmed the sentence on Omer Alajib Jobara, convicted of Murder under Article 130 of the Penal Code (1991) and sentenced to death on 17 March 2003
- APRIL 26, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
A Sudanese court sentenced 24 members of a tribe to...
A Sudanese court sentenced 24 members of a tribe to death by hanging for killing 35 people during a raid on a village in western Sudan in 2002, the privately owned Akhbar al-Youm newspaper reported
- APRIL 24, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan voted against the resolution on the death penalty...
Sudan voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva