The history of sex workers in the Republic of the Sudan
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- Prostitutes sentenced to death
- By Nhial Bol, IPS, 25 November 1997. Four women have
been sentenced to death by an Islamic Sharia court here
for prostitution. The four had been arrested several times
and that they had ignored warnings to give up the
iniquitous
trade, abhored by Islam.
- Sudanese Women Facing Imminent
Death
- An appeal from sidahmed, 4 December 1997. Four Sudanese
women have been convicted to death for
prostitution. Statement of a group of Sudanese and
non-Sudanese in solidarity with the Sudanese people. They
have come together to join hands in the struggle to save
four Sudanese women.
- Update On The Campaign To Save 4 Convicted
Prostitutes
- From: Marpessa Kupendua, 7 January 1998. Support
building. The death sentence has not been carried out and
will be indefinitely suspended. The women remain in danger
campaign needs to continue to prevent an undesirable legal
precedent.