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
- JANUARY 3, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The European Union called on Sudan to commute the sentences...
The European Union called on Sudan to commute the sentences of five people who had been sentenced to death and were to be executed on January 5, a statement issued by the Greek foreign ministry said
- JANUARY 1, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan has signed and but not yet ratified the statutes...
Sudan has signed and but not yet ratified the statutes of the International Criminal Court, the UN permanent judicial body capable of trying individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
- JANUARY 1, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
In accordance with Shari'a law, the Criminal Act provides...
In accordance with Shari'a law, the Criminal Act provides for physical punishments including flogging, amputation, stonings, and crucifixion--the public display of a body after execution
- JANUARY 1, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Murder, armed robbery, weapons possession and smuggling,...
Murder, armed robbery, weapons possession and smuggling, treason, acts which may endanger the independence or unity of the state, waging war against the state, apostasy, prostitution
- JANUARY 1, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain compiled reports of 19 executions in...
Hands Off Cain compiled reports of 19 executions in 1999 (including 10 by crucifixion), none for 2000, at least 7 executions in 2001 and at least 40 in 2002
- JANUARY 1, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
The 1998 Constitution of Sudan, at Part II on Freedoms,...
The 1998 Constitution of Sudan, at Part II on Freedoms, Rights and Responsibilities, makes provision for the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2003SudanDEATH PENALTY
Special Courts were established in May 2001 to deal...
Special Courts were established in May 2001 to deal with offences such as armed robbery, murder, weapons possession and smuggling
- DECEMBER 24, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
A man was sentenced to death by the Ras Al Khaimah...
A man was sentenced to death by the Ras Al Khaimah Sharia Court for murder
- NOVEMBER 1, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
November 12-20, 2002: 17 women from the village of...
November 12-20, 2002: 17 women from the village of Munwashi, 80 km north of Nyala in Darfour, Western Sudan, were convicted of adultery and each sentenced to 100 lashes of the whip
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
Three men were executed by hanging in a Khartoum jail...
Three men were executed by hanging in a Khartoum jail after they were found guilty of killing a woman in the northern part of Sudan in 2001
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
The EU expressed concern over death sentences given...
The EU expressed concern over death sentences given to 88 people in Nyala in the Darfour region of Sudan
- AUGUST 25, 2002SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Sudanese government said it would not overturn...
The Sudanese government said it would not overturn the death sentences on 88 people who were involved in a deadly tribal clash despite an appeal from rights group Amnesty International