Police disperse protest in support of Sudanese girl

Police on Saturday stopped a group of youth from holding demonstrations in support of a Sudanese girl who was sentenced to death for killing her husband.

The group had congregated at Uhuru Park preparing to hold protests when plain-clothes police officers arrived and ordered them to disperse.

"The demonstrators do not have any police permit to hold protests along the streets and therefore we cannot allow them demonstrate," the officers said.

They had carried placards inscribed #Social Justice for Noura and others # My Body my own. I am not your property.

The youth claimed that justice was not given to Noura Hussein.

"The lady killed the husband out of self-defence and cannot be sentenced to death because of such an incident. Violence against women and girls must stop," the protesters said.

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Ms Hussein,19, was sentenced to death by hanging last month after a Sudan court found her guilty of stabbing her husband to death when he allegedly tried to rape her for the second time.

After the stabbing incident, Ms Hussein sought refuge at her family's home but they gave her up to the police.

Her husband's family refused monetary compensation but chose the death penalty.

Noura is said to have been forced to marry Abdulrahman Mohamed Hammad when she was only 16-years-old.

But she fled and went to live with her relative. Later, she was persuaded to return to her home.

In the first rape incident, it is claimed that her husband's relatives held her down as he forced himself on her.

Ms Hussein's lawyers have 15 days to appeal.