the European Parliament adopted an urgent resolution on human rights in the Sudan

On 24 May 2007, the European Parliament adopted an urgent resolution on human rights in the Sudan. It explicitly addresses the situation of two women sentenced to death by stoning for allegedly committing adultery. This case has been documented by the OMCT in a violence against women urgent appeal dated 9 April 2007. Sadia Idriss Fadul and Amouna Abdallah Daldoum appealed the criminal court sentence and are about to be retried in Sudan’s Gazeera state. International pressure can have a crucial impact on these young women’s destinies.

For additional information, please contact OMCT’s Violence against Women Programme.