A Sudanese woman charged with dressing indecently for wearing trousers has been prevented from travelling abroad. Lubna Hussein says she tried to leave Sudan on Tuesday to visit Lebanon where she had been invited to appear on a television programme. She says an airport official said her name had been put on a blacklist last Friday, the day she was invited to France by President Nicholas Sarkozy. If convicted in a month’s time, she could face up to 40 lashes. Ms Hussein resigned from a UN job that would have given her immunity, indicating she wants her trial it to become a test case for women’s rights in Sudan. Ms Hussein said she was going to Lebanon to participate in a talk show hosted by Al-Arabiya television.
TRAVEL BAN IN SUDAN TROUSER TRIAL
A Sudanese woman charged with dressing indecently for wearing trousers has been prevented from travelling abroad. Lubna Hussein says she tried to leave Sudan on Tuesday to visit Lebanon where she had been invited to appear on a television programme.
