16. Commends Sudan for enacting the following legislations which is
intended to contribute to the overall enjoyment of civil, political, economic
and social rights of Sudanese citizens: The 2009 National Human Rights
Commission Act; The 2009 Disabled Persons Act; The 2009 South Sudan
Referendum Act; The 2009 Abeye Area Referendum Act; and The 2010
Children’s Act.
17. Commends Sudan for enacting the Press and Publications Act of 2009,
which ensures self regulation of the media.
18. Appreciates the role Sudan plays in all the programmes and activities of
the African Commission.
PART III: Areas of Concerns
Content and Presentation of the Report
19. While recognising the efforts of Sudan to promote and protect human
rights and to promote awareness of the principles and provisions of the
African Charter, the African Commission remains concerned that:
20. Sudan did not give the African Commission the opportunity to interrogate
the Report and to dialogue with the Delegation, as most of the concerns and
questions put to Sudan were not answered, even after Sudan was informed by
the African Commission that it was quite dissatisfied with the interaction. The
African Commission is also concerned that Sudan made no commitments to
send written responses to the African Commission for the questions it did not
provide answers to.
21. Even though the Report is well structured, it is lacking in details in terms
of the concrete programmes the Government has put in place to ensure the
enjoyment of rights by Sudanese.
22. The Report did not contain any details of the measures Sudan is taking to
implement the Recommendations of the Third Periodic Report of the African
Commission, which was made at the Forty-Fifth Ordinary Session, held from
13 to 27 May 2009, in Banjul, The Gambia.
23. The Report did not contain any details about the measures Sudan is taking
to fulfil its obligations laid out in Articles 27 to 29 of the African Charter.
24. Non-Governmental Organizations working in the field of human rights
did not have an input into the preparation of the Report.
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