Search
  1. Home
  2. West Africa
  3. Niger

Court suspends ban on women in the workplace

    ABIDJAN

    In response to a petition by the Sudanese Women’s Union, Sudan’s Constitutional Court suspended a controversial decree on Saturday by the Khartoum state governor, banning women from working in some public places.

    On 3 September, Governor Mazjoub al-Khalifa, citing Islamic sharia law, barred women from working in petrol stations, hotels and cafes in a move which angered women’s and human rights groups, Reuters reported. However, Saturday’s court ruling decreed that: “Women in the private and public sectors who were prevented by the governor’s decree from working should continue to work in their places until a final decision is taken on the that case.”

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join