April 9 - 2021
KHARTOUM
Women march in Khartoum to protest against gender-based discrimination and to demand legal reforms (social media)
A number of women groups marched to the Ministries of Justice and Interior Affairs and the office of the Public Prosecution in downtown Khartoum yesterday to demand the abolition of laws that discriminate on the basis of gender. A driver attacked and assaulted the protesters, leaving one injured.
Hundreds of women participated in the demonstration. They chanted slogans demanding that the rights of women be guaranteed at all levels of governance and legislation.
The protesters delivered a memorandum to the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Interior Affairs, and the Attorney General to call for the adoption of international charters and treaties related to gender equality in all amendments and reforms.