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In Sudan, stoning is an obligatory sentence for certain crimes under the Sudanese Criminal Act of 1991. [27] ... al-Shabaab militants stoned a woman to death, after ...
As reported in 2012, since 2005, numerous individuals have been convicted of adultery, facing penalties such as flogging and, in some instances, stoning. In July 2013, a 23-year-old mother of a six-month-old baby was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery. [31] In 2022, a woman was due to be stoned for adultery [37] before being jailed for ...
The punishment of stoning/Rajm or capital punishment for adultery is unique in Islamic law in that it conflicts with the Qur'anic prescription for premarital and extramarital sex [9] [1] found in Surah An-Nur, 2: "The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication — flog each of them with a hundred stripes."
Horrific accounts of sexual violence committed against women and girls in Sudan by the east African country’s warring parties – particularly the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) – are ...
Stoning: The victim is battered by stones thrown by a group of people, with the injuries leading to death. It is legal in Afghanistan, Brunei, Iran, Mauritania, Northern Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen.
The BBC hears horrific accounts of rape from women trapped in the conflict between the army and the RSF. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...
Sudan's application of Sharia law is geographically inconsistent. [219] Stoning was a judicial punishment in Sudan. Between 2009 and 2012, several women were sentenced to death by stoning. [220] [221] [222] Flogging was a legal punishment. Between 2009 and 2014, many people were sentenced to 40–100 lashes.
Omdurman, Sudan. It includes no information on the identity of the woman, why or when she was being flogged, or the location of the flogging. All one could see (and hear) was a man (allegedly the judge), ordering the woman to sit down so they can „get this over with‟. The woman‟s body language shows it is not the first time she was about