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Women's Land Rights in South Sudan.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 06 August 2018 By Super User 632 downloads
Despite the official end of war in South Sudan, women’s well-being and securityremain under constant threat. The fledgling country has promised to ensure equalityand rights for all, yet its very laws are often a source of insecurity for women.
Women’s Security and the Law in South Sudan.pdf
Published on 17 July 2018 Modified on 06 August 2018 By Super User 3864 downloads
Under article 32 of Sudan’s Interim Constitution, which was approved in 2005, women and men have equal entitlement to all civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. The Constitution also iterates that ‘the State shall emancipate women from injustice, promote gender equality and encourage the role of women in family and public life’, at article 15. However, in October 2011, Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir announced that following the secession of South Sudan, a new constitution would be introduced based on Sharia law. Sudan is not a party to the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women. The country has signed but not ratified the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa.
