GICJ Oral Statement with Meezaan Center for Human Rights and Geneva International Centre for Justice

By Yasmine Titouni / GICJ

On the 4th of July, Yasmine Titouni delivered an oral statement during the meeting on Sudan’s adoption of its Universal Periodic Review. Her statement aimed to address the issue of gender-based violence.

She pointed out that Sudan rejected recommendations to immediately open civic space and defend freedom of expression and assembly for all Sudanese, including civil society actors, human rights defenders and journalists. Women protesters, journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders are facing increasing attacks since the military coup of 25 October 2021. The emergency law is used to arrest and prosecute women activists. Civic space for women rights’ groups is shrinking, while violence against women is increasing across the country. Since the coup, over 93 protesters were killed, at least 3000 were injured and over 2500 individuals were arrested

Meezaan and Geneva International Centre for Justice (GICJ) call on the current authorities to stop its grave and systematic violations against Women Human Rights Defenders and women protestors and to ensure an immediate international and independent investigation into the crimes committed by Sudanese security forces causing injuries and permanent damage to women protestors, and to ensure accountability for the crimes of sexual violence committed by security forces 

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