Sudanese government repeals law regulating women's behavior
By REUTERS
Sudan on Thursday repealed a law used under former President Omar al-Bashir to regulate women's dress and behavior and punish those found to contravene it with flogging, Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdelbari said.The law as deployed to impose conservative Islamic social codes, restricting women's freedom of dress, movement, association, work and study. It had been widely criticized by local and international human rights groups.Houthis attack on Greece-owned vessel in Red Sea, no casualties reported
