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Needs of the Sudan
West Darfur
- There are 28 camps in the state and a female police force
of 40 persons. Twenty-three policewomen work at the
Police Hospital and the other 27 do field work.
South Darfur
- The number of camps in the state is 25. A total of
12 policewomen and 13 officers work there.
- The police force in the state has 170 women and each
camp has 6 policewomen to conduct investigations.
- The Ministry of the Interior has issued orders to increase
the number of female police investigators in Darfur.
1.2.8
With regard to the legal framework for crimes of
violence against women, the Government of the Sudan
should like to explain that these crimes are offences under
the 1991 Criminal Code. There is no connection between
the article that deals with rape and the one that deals with
extramarital intercourse and sodomy. A rape charge
contains an element of doubt which precludes the penalty
prescribed for the imposition of extramarital intercourse.
The proper and effective application of the law precludes
any link between these two articles. The Government of the
Sudan will use the means at its disposal to explain these
articles to the public.
Mid-term
The Government of the Sudan should like the
international community’s support with the
following:
- Training for legal and judicial officers and for law
enforcement officers from the police and elsewhere
on international and regional standards of criminal
justice and the correct application of the Criminal
Code and other relevant laws
- Support for an expert workshop
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