Sudan / Sudanese Government judgment on a female UNMIS (United Nations Mission in the Sudan) staff member
KARTHUM, Sudan, July 15, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily press briefing by the office of the spokesperson for the UN secretary-general.
Also on Sudan, the Secretary-General was asked at yesterday’s stakeout to comment on a story about the Sudanese Government judgment on a female UNMIS (United Nations Mission in the Sudan) staff member who wore trousers in public.
The UN mission in Sudan is aware of this incident. The Mission has been in contact with the authorities to ensure that provisions of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) — the agreement between the United Nations and the nation stationing forces in that country — are respected and that basic human rights are upheld in the context of national laws governing such issues.
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United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General
