Editing Human rights in Sudan (section)

==Abusive treatment of prisoners==
Several hundred adults and children were imprisoned after members of the [[Justice and Equality Movement]] attacked Khartoum in May 2008, a disproportionate number from the Darfur region. [[Human Rights Watch]] criticised the Sudanese government for refusing to provide any information on their whereabouts. Evidence of widespread [[torture]] and abuse was found on released prisoners and was gathered in numerous interviews recorded by Human Rights Watch.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2008/06/17/sudan19149.htm | title = Sudan: Account for Civilians Arrested in Khartoum | publisher = [[Human Rights Watch]] | date = 17 June 2008 | access-date =22 June 2008 }}</ref>

In July 2020, [[flogging]] as a form of punishment was abolished.<ref name="BBC Sudan"/>