Lubna Ahmed el Hussein
Lubna Ahmed el Hussein (* Sudan ) is a Sudanese journalist who campaigns against discrimination against women because of their clothing through criminal law and Sharia law in her country .
Hussein is one of a group of 13 women who were arrested by the religious police in Khartoum in early July 2009 for wearing trousers in a restaurant as Muslim women. Against the background of Islamic Sharia law in the north of the country, this was seen as a violation of Section 152 of the Sudanese Penal Code. Two days later, the Al-Sagana High-Speed Court set a penalty of 10 lashes and a fine of the equivalent of 100 euros . Ten of the women accepted the sentence, which was then carried out.
Hussein and two other women appealed. Hussein made the case known by inviting over 500 politicians, diplomats and media representatives to her trial.
On September 7, Hussein was sentenced to a fine of around 500 Sudanese pounds (the equivalent of 146 euros). She refused to pay the fine and was due to face a four-week prison term. During the trial, 150 women demonstrated in front of the court against the dress code and in support of Hussein, some of whom also wore trousers and around 40 were arrested.
Hussein was released on September 8, 2009 after a group of Sudanese journalists paid the fine without their knowledge and against their will.
Hussein advocates the repeal of Section 152 of the Criminal Code, which imposes up to forty lashes and a fine on anyone who "violates public morals or wears indecent clothing." Because of this paragraph, according to Hussein, tens of thousands of women and girls in Sudan have been flogged for their clothing over the past two decades. She argues that the paragraph violates both the Sudanese Constitution and Sharia law.
swell
- Martin Gehlen: Lubna Hussein sentenced to a fine - but she doesn't pay , Tagesspiegel , September 7, 2009
- Prison instead of corporal punishment in the Hosen Trial , Welt , September 7, 2009
- Tristan McConnell: Journalist Lubna Hussein prepares to test Sudan's Islamic law in court , Times Online , August 4, 2009
Individual evidence
- ↑ Journalists pay a fine for Sudanese women's rights activist ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Reuters , September 8, 2009
- ↑ “Article 152 of the country's penal code states that up to 40 lashes and a fine can be handed down to anyone who“ violates public morality or wears indecent clothing ”. There is no description of what constitutes "indecent clothing". ", Tristan McConnell: Journalist Lubna Hussein prepares to test Sudan's Islamic law in court, Times Online , August 4, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ahmed el Hussein, Lubna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hussein, Lubna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sudanese journalist and women's rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sudan |