Sudan: Status of the decree issued by the governor of Khartoum in September 2000 banning women from working in public places
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 21 February 2003 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SDN40714.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sudan: Status of the decree issued by the governor of Khartoum in September 2000 banning women from working in public places, 21 February 2003, SDN40714.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4e1515.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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Recent reports on the status of the decree banning women from working in public places in Khartoum are limited. Amnesty International's (AI) 2002 annual report for Sudan states that the decree remained suspended at the end of 2001 since the Constitutional Court had not yet ruled on its constitutionality. In addition, the AI report noted that in January 2001, the government amended the Labour Law by decree to forbid women from working in physically demanding jobs (2002).
The U.S. Department of State also reported that discussion of the ban did not take place nor was the ban enforced during 2001, although it claims that some employers dismissed women from their jobs as a result of the ban (Country Reports 2001 4 Mar. 2002).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Amnesty International (AI). 2002. Annual Report 2002. "Sudan." Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2001. 4 March 2002. U.S. Department of Sate. Washington, DC. Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Research Bulletin
IRB Databases
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Unsuccessful attempts to contact the Sudan Human Rights Organization, the Sudan Council of Churches and the Sudan Human Rights Group
Internet sites, including:
Africa Confidential
Africa Online
AllAfrica.com
BBC News Africa
Daily Arabic News
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Kosti Web Page
Labour Start
Sudan Update
Sudanese Human Rights Quarterly
Sudan.net
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Women's International Network News (WIN)
World News Connection (WNC)
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