Wednesday, October 8, 2008

South Sudan's government has expressed outrage after police in the capital, Juba, arrested over 30 women for wearing tight trousers or short skirts

Police said local officials had issued an order banning "bad behavior and the importation of illicit cultures". Gender Minister Mary Kinden Kimbo said police had exceeded their authority and violated the women's human rights. Some of the women were beaten after they were arrested outside church and bundled into trucks.

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