Sudanese woman whipped in public for wearing trousers

Footage has emerged of a woman  being publicly whipped in Sudan for wearing trousers. The video offers a  rare glimpse of the type of punishment inflicted on women who break the  country's strict morality code.

The victim was punished under Sharia law for  wearing trousers under her Islamic clothing. The footage shows her  crawling on the ground, raising her arm to try to ward off the attacks  and screaming as the whip strikes. The public punishment sparked  protests among females against laws they said humiliated women. Dozens  of them were arrested.

The governor of Khartoum said there had  been a mistake in the way the victim's punishment had been carried out. A  journalist said: "It is a frequent occurrence but very rarely filmed.  The punishment is under laws brought in 1991 for indecent behaviour - it  is justice under those laws."



As well as pain and humiliation, the video also shows, how for some, it  is entertainment, as a man is shown laughing at the woman after she is  whipped.