Sudan: Two activists at risk of flogging for ‘indecent behaviour’

Headline Title: Sudan: Two activists at risk of flogging for ‘indecent behaviour’ 12 November 2013 The Sudanese authorities must drop ‘indecent behaviour’ charges against two activists who risk being sentenced to flogging in a trial that opens tomorrow, Amnesty International said today.The organization is calling for the charges to be immediately and unconditionally dropped."Yet again the Sudanese authorities are exploiting their legal system to harass and intimidate activists," said Sarah Jackson, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director."The public order laws being used…

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