Sudan openly acknowledges filtering content
that transgresses public morality and ethics or
threatens order.
1 The state’s regulatory authority has established a special unit to monitor and
implement filtration; this primarily targets
pornography and, to a lesser extent, gay and
lesbian content, dating sites, and provocative
attire.
Background
Since gaining independence from the UK in
1953, Sudan has been plagued by constant strife
and civil war, which have stunted the development of both the economy and the government. 2
Previously an authoritarian state with all effective
power vested in the president, Sudan is currently
in a period of transition following the historic signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
(CPA) in 2005. 3 The CPA requires the sharing of
power and wealth between the rebel Sudan
People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A)
and the Government of Sudan. 4 The CPA has
prompted the drafting of an interim national constitution that affords basic rights, including freedom of religion and of the press, and that prohibits human rights abuses, including torture and
cruel punishment. In practice, however, violations
of these provisions by the government and its
security forces are numerous. 5 Non-Muslims,
non-Arab Muslims, and Muslims from sects unaffiliated with the ruling party face discriminatory
policies and practices, as evidenced in the allocation of government jobs. 6 Killings of civilians in
conflict, abductions, life-threatening prison conditions, arbitrary arrests and detentions (of political opponents as well as journalists), and human
trafficking (often for sexual exploitation, forced
labor, or military conscription) constitute additional human rights violations. 7
RESULTS AT A GLANCE
No evidence
Suspected
Selective
Substantial
Pervasive
Filtering
of filtering
filtering
filtering
filtering
filtering
Political
●
Social
●
Conflict/security
●
Internet tools
●
Other factors
Low
Medium
High
Not applicable
Transparency
●
Consistency
●
Sudan
that transgresses public morality and ethics or
threatens order.
1 The state’s regulatory authority has established a special unit to monitor and
implement filtration; this primarily targets
pornography and, to a lesser extent, gay and
lesbian content, dating sites, and provocative
attire.
Background
Since gaining independence from the UK in
1953, Sudan has been plagued by constant strife
and civil war, which have stunted the development of both the economy and the government. 2
Previously an authoritarian state with all effective
power vested in the president, Sudan is currently
in a period of transition following the historic signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
(CPA) in 2005. 3 The CPA requires the sharing of
power and wealth between the rebel Sudan
People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A)
and the Government of Sudan. 4 The CPA has
prompted the drafting of an interim national constitution that affords basic rights, including freedom of religion and of the press, and that prohibits human rights abuses, including torture and
cruel punishment. In practice, however, violations
of these provisions by the government and its
security forces are numerous. 5 Non-Muslims,
non-Arab Muslims, and Muslims from sects unaffiliated with the ruling party face discriminatory
policies and practices, as evidenced in the allocation of government jobs. 6 Killings of civilians in
conflict, abductions, life-threatening prison conditions, arbitrary arrests and detentions (of political opponents as well as journalists), and human
trafficking (often for sexual exploitation, forced
labor, or military conscription) constitute additional human rights violations. 7
RESULTS AT A GLANCE
No evidence
Suspected
Selective
Substantial
Pervasive
Filtering
of filtering
filtering
filtering
filtering
filtering
Political
●
Social
●
Conflict/security
●
Internet tools
●
Other factors
Low
Medium
High
Not applicable
Transparency
●
Consistency
●
Sudan