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 12, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
An emergency tribunal in Nyala, Southern Darfur convicted...
An emergency tribunal in Nyala, Southern Darfur convicted Abduh Isma'il Tong and Yusuf Yaow Mombai of stealing Sudanese £3 million (about US $1,160) and sentenced them to amputation of the right hand, HRW said
- DECEMBER 8, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
In Sudan an eighteen-year-old girl, Abok Alfa Akok,...
In Sudan an eighteen-year-old girl, Abok Alfa Akok, was condemned to death by stoning for adultery by the Nyala Criminal Court in southern Darfur
- DECEMBER 3, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
Explaining his delegation's position before the vote...
Explaining his delegation's position before the vote on a draft proposal on the situation of human rights in Sudan at the UN Third Committee session, the representative of Sudan objected that the resolution continually cited the use of the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 29, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
The representative of Belgium submitted to the UN Third...
The representative of Belgium submitted to the UN Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) a resolution on the situation of human rights in Sudan
- NOVEMBER 24, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
Two Sudanese had been executed two weeks earlier in...
Two Sudanese had been executed two weeks earlier in central Sudan
- AUGUST 23, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
A statement from the Saudi Interior Ministry announced...
A statement from the Saudi Interior Ministry announced that Harun Bin-Muhammad Adam, a Sudanese national, was executed after the Islamic Shari'ah Court found him guilty of the murder of Malak Akram, a Pakistani
- JULY 24, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi Interior Ministry said a Sudanese national...
The Saudi Interior Ministry said a Sudanese national was executed in Riyadh for murdering a Saudi
- JULY 2, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
The official Sudanese news agency, Suna, reported that...
The official Sudanese news agency, Suna, reported that President Umar al-Bashir warned that armed robbers and "outlaws" operating in the Darfur states in western Sudan would face amputations and hanging if caught
- APRIL 24, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
Hassan Khalil Ahmad, a Sudanese man, was sentenced...
Hassan Khalil Ahmad, a Sudanese man, was sentenced to death in Lebanon for murdering and robbing a man in Beirut two years ago
- MARCH 20, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
Abd-al-Ilah Muhammad Bin-Ali al-Sayyid, a Sudanese...
Abd-al-Ilah Muhammad Bin-Ali al-Sayyid, a Sudanese man was executed in the Mecca after being found guilty of the murder of a compatriot, Ata al-Minan Bin-Muhammad, following an argument
- JANUARY 23, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
Five men who were convicted of armed robbery had their...
Five men who were convicted of armed robbery had their right hands and left feet amputated as punishment
- JANUARY 1, 2001SudanDEATH 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