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 1, 2001SudanDEATH PENALTY
Up to 1998 Sudan was one of the few States in the world...
Up to 1998 Sudan was one of the few States in the world that allowed the death penalty for minors
- NOVEMBER 28, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudan's President Bashir urged his troops to continue...
Sudan's President Bashir urged his troops to continue their "jihad
- NOVEMBER 19, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Yemeni Bani al-Harith sentenced Sudanese Mohammad...
The Yemeni Bani al-Harith sentenced Sudanese Mohammad Adam Omar to death by the sword or by firing squad after finding him guilty of killing Huson Ahmad Atiyyah
- NOVEMBER 18, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
A Yemeni court convicted a Sudanese morgue assistant...
A Yemeni court convicted a Sudanese morgue assistant of killing two women and sentenced him to death, officials said
- AUGUST 14, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
Yasir Arman, the official spokesman for the Sudan People's...
Yasir Arman, the official spokesman for the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), stated that the SPLM's was willing to exchange prisoners with the government and expressed its regret over the government's treatment of SPLM prisoners
- MAY 28, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of students from Sanaa University (the scene...
Hundreds of students from Sanaa University (the scene of the murders) demonstrated in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, demanding the execution of Mohammad Adam Omar
- MAY 15, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Al-Barqawi, a Sudanese who was found guilty...
Muhammad Al-Barqawi, a Sudanese who was found guilty of committing sodomy and other crimes, was executed in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- APRIL 26, 2000SudanDEATH 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 on April 26 (no
- APRIL 24, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
A Sudanese man was executed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...
A Sudanese man was executed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after being convicted of murdering a fellow Sudanese national
- FEBRUARY 28, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
Hassan Awad al-Zubair was beheaded in Riyadh, Saudi...
Hassan Awad al-Zubair was beheaded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for practising "black magic," which harmed the people he claimed to cure
- JANUARY 1, 2000SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Sudanese Penal Code is part of the 1983 Shari'a...
The Sudanese Penal Code is part of the 1983 Shari'a law, introduced by the deposed dictator Numeiri and carried over by the National Islamic Front (NIF) and the present military junta
- DECEMBER 6, 1999SudanDEATH PENALTY
On December 6, two Roman Catholic priests, Hilary Boma...
On December 6, two Roman Catholic priests, Hilary Boma and Lino Sebit, and 18 other civilians arrested in June 1998, were pardoned by Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir