وقع هنا لرفض عقوبة الجلد !!

Quote: In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful We, the undersigned submit this memorandum to the following persons in their official capacities: , Sudan minister of justice Jalal Mohammed Osman, Sudan Chief Justice Head of United Nations Mission In Sudan (UNMIS) Head of European Mission in Sudan United Nations Secretary General UN independent expert for monitoring human rights in Sudan UN special rapporteur on protecting human rights activists UN special rapporteur on torture Subject: Calling for the abolition of corporeal punishments (flogging and lashing) from Sudanese laws We, the undersigned, submit this memo, together with our supporters amongst Sudanese civil society organisations and national and international human rights organisations, calling for the abolition of corporeal punishments (flogging and lashing) from all laws in Sudan, as flogging is a cruel, inhumane, and degrading puishment, in addition to the fact that it's considered by human rights treaties and conventions to be a form of torture. We, also, submit this memo to abolish flogging punishment as it contradicts Sudan's 2005 interim constitution , and violates all international human rights treaties which are incorporated in the constitution in the section about rights. Flogging, also, contradicts Sudan's obligations under international and regional treaties for the protection of human rights, which have been ratified by Sudan Government, whereby member states agreed to abstain from inflicting flogging as punishment. These treaties include two UN international covenants, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. Flogging violates constitutional rights and human dignity. It's a degrading and inhumane punishment which contradicts article (33) of Sudan constitution and article (7) of UN international covenant on civil and political rights. Furhermore It's not acceptable at all to justify this punishment on the basis of Sharia Law. Islam, as a religion, has essentially considered human dignity as an absolute value. Flogging for the so-called "indecent" clothes, or "indecent" acts - as mentioned in the Public Order Act and the Penal Code - is a punishment legislated for by human beings, and has no basis or attribution in Quran, the holy book of Islam. Flogging in Sudanese laws, also, clashes with the cultures and beliefs of the Sudanese peoples and societies which are marked by diversity. Flogging, also, contradicts the perception of many Sudanese Muslims of the values and virtues of Islam. We urge the Sudan Judiciary to issue a Judicial Decree directing all courts of law to stop the enforcement of all sentences that prescribe lashing/flogging, and to abstain from issuing judgments whereby lashing is a sentence, untill a comprehensive legal reform, with the intent of repealing lashing punishment from all Sudanese legislation, has been carried out.