No to Oppression against Women Initiative
مبادرة لا لقهر النساء Mubadarat La Liqahr al-Nisa' | |
Founded | 2009[1] |
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Focus | Women's rights |
Area served | Sudan |
Method | Monitoring, advocacy, legal aid[1] |
Key people | Ihsan Fagiri[2] |
The No to Oppression against Women Initiative
Creation
The No to Oppression against Women Initiative was created in 2009 to defend women's rights in Sudan after
Members and co-founders
- Ihsan Fagiri
- Amal Habani
- Tahani Abass
- Rashida Shamseldein
- Najlaa Norin
- Gomaria Omer
- Amira Osman Hamed
Aims
The Initiative aims to defend women's rights via monitoring rights violations, supporting victims during court hearings, making press releases, organising workshops, providing pro bono lawyers for victims and visiting women in prisons.[1]
Activities
The initiative implements a number of activities across Sudan, such as:[6]
- Monitoring violations
- Advocacy and awareness raising campaign
- Legal aid and specific need support
- Finance and other resources
Al-Bashir era
In August 2014, the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) arrested 16 No to Oppression against Women Initiative members who were calling for the release of Mariam al-Mahdi, vice-president of the National Umma Party and daughter of former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi.[7]
In 2016, the No to Oppression against Women Initiative documented the sentencing of 15,000 women to flogging,[2] out of a total of 45,000 prosecutions of women under the Public Order Act. The Initiative organised seminars and cultural resistance via festivals.[8]
In early 2018, during a crackdown against human rights activists, NISS summoned four Initiative members, Rashida Shamseldein, Ihsan Fagiri, Najlaa Norin and Gomaria Omer, for interrogation.[9]
Sudanese Revolution
The No to Oppression against Women Initiative was one of the major feminist networks, along with
During the
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d "Sudan Activist: 'Committee of Inquiry should include women'". Radio Dabanga. 23 October 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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- ^ Salih, Zeinab Mohammed; Ratcliffe, Rebecca (26 July 2018). "Sudanese journalist could face death sentence for crimes against state". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- WA Today. Archivedfrom the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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- ^ "16 female activists arrested at demonstration calling for release of opposition figure". Sudan Tribune. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "'45,000 women prosecuted under Public Order Act Sudan': activists". Radio Dabanga. 18 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Sudan: Continuing crackdown and detention of human rights defenders". Front Line Defenders. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Declaration of Freedom and Chang". SPA. 1 January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Complete civil disobedience, and open political strike, to avoid chaos". Sudanese Professionals Association. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ Salih, Zeinab Mohammed; Burke, Jason (11 June 2019). "Sudanese doctors say dozens of people raped during sit-in attack". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.