19th Март 2026
Sudan faces severe, conflict-exacerbated cases of GBV, alongside significant legal and institutional gaps that hinder effective prevention and accountability. While recent reforms, including criminalising FGM, mark progress, the weakening of justice systems, poor enforcement, and the absence of comprehensive protections leave women and girls highly vulnerable.
Key recommendations:
- Accelerate ratification and implementation of the Maputo Protocol and withdraw reservations to CEDAW to strengthen women’s rights protections.
- Adopt comprehensive national GBV legislation, including stronger provisions on domestic violence, harmful practices, and survivor protection.
- Prohibit child marriage without exceptions, including by amending the personal status laws.
- Strengthen accountability for FGM, ensuring enforcement of existing bans and scale-up of community-based prevention.
- Rebuild justice institutions and service delivery mechanisms, prioritising safe reporting channels, survivor shelters, and psychosocial support.
- Enhance protection in conflict-affected areas, including the provision of safe humanitarian corridors and the delivery of GBV service aid.
Invest in multisectoral coordination, ensuring clear referral pathways across police, health, legal aid, and humanitarian actors.