This paper will address the
issue of violence against women in Sudanese laws. Since 1989 the current
government of Sudan enforced legislation and procedures based on Islamic
principles.
On 8th December 2001, Abok Alfa Akok a Christian woman
of 18 years of age from the Dinka tribe, was sentenced by the criminal court in
Nyala City, Southern Darfur, to execution by stoning for the crime of
adultery.
On 8th December 2001, Abok Alfa Akok a Christian woman of 18 years of age from the Dinka tribe, was sentenced by the criminal court in Nyala City, Southern Darfur, to execution by stoning for the crime of adultery.
