COMMON ANALYSIS 

Last update: June 2025

 

In Sudan, perpetrators of widespread crimes against women and girls, including during armed conflicts, have generally enjoyed impunity. Moreover, despite the guarantees of equal treatment in the interim constitution and legal reforms introduced in 2020, women continue to face disadvantages in many areas of the law, including being denied equal rights to property and inheritance under both laws and customary practices.

It should be noted that the different forms of violence against women and girls in Sudan are often significantly interlinked. Therefore, the following subsections should be read in conjunction.