Sudan teen convicted of murdering ‘rapist’ husband has death sentence overturned
The death sentence of a Sudanese teen convicted for killing her husband she alleges was trying to rape her was overturned on Tuesday, her lawyer said. Since being sentenced to death by hanging last month, the case of Noura Hussein, 19, has garnered international attention. Campaigners have gathered round her cause to highlight Sudan’s personal status law, which critics say leaves women and girls vulnerable to domestic violence, marital rape […]
