Nation Profile

Name of Country: Sudan

Government Type: Presidential system, Representative democracy, Federal republic

Leaders: Omar al-Bashir

1. What type of economy does your country have? How has it been doing in the last year?

Sudan has an export-based economy, exports being oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame,

livestock, groundnuts, gum Arabic, and sugar. As well as, an industry-based economy with their

major industries being, oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling,

shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, and automobile/light truck assembly.

Also their economy has a surplus of about 1.500 billion between imports and exports..

2. What types of labor laws exist in your country? How are they observed and enforced?

They have a labour bill which accompanies 14 chapters and a total of 125 laws explained in

detail. For example, according to Chapter 4, law 23, article 2, Subject to the provisions of

subsection (1) children shall not generally be employed in industries and dangerous works which

are harmful to health or require physically effort.

3. What is your country's main industry? Is it primarily an import- or export-based

economy?

Sudans main industries are oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap

distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, and automobile/light truck

assembly. Furthermore, Sudans is a primarily export-based economy.

4. Who are your country's main trading partner? What are the relationships like? Are there

treaties? If so, list and briefly describe them.

 Sudans main trading partners are China, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and India.

5. Is it liberal or illiberal?

Sudan is partially liberal party.

6. If it is liberal, how does the government reflect liberal values?

The government does not like the liberal party because its fighting back against Omar al-Bashir.

7. What are its relations with the United States?

The United States is an important part of Sudans human rights record and sent UN

Peacekeeping forces to Darfur.

8. What does a day in the life of a citizen look likeparticularly as a result of its government

type?

The Sudanese have a strong oral tradition, and problems are solved through public discussions

and agreements are verbal, witnessed by others, much like a Democracy.

9. What are your nation's human rights like?

- Respect for civil liberties
- Respect for political rights
- Corruption and lack of transparency in government
- Governmental attitude regarding international and nongovernmental investigation of

alleged violations of human rights

- Discrimination, social abuses, and trafficking in persons
- Worker rights
10. How do they abide by the UDHR?
The South Sudan army or SPLA doesnt respect the right to life.
11. List the Human Rights Observed/Not Observed in Your Nation
All of the human rights are observed in South Sudan, except the right to life as not as important

to them.
12. How does this affect the quality of life for citizens of your nation?
The citizen live in fear of getting killed by the SPLA.
13. How do you see this affecting the power of your nation?
South Sudan wont be as powerful unless it unites as a whole they shouldnt have to fear from

attack from their own attack.

14. How do you foresee human rights presence/lack thereof changing in the future? How will

this affect your nations power?

I believe they will reduce the militaries power of the citizens and I believe it will unite as a whole to

gain power

Satire in Sudan 4/1/17

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Genocide in Darfur

With the international community focused on resolving the conflicts between the north and

the south, a growing conflict in Darfur was virtually ignored.

In 2003, the situation exploded as the government of Sudan responded to a rebellion in the

Darfur region of Sudan, beginning a genocidal campaign against civilians that resulted in

the deaths of over 300,000 and the displacement of over three million Darfuris.

In 2010, the Sudanese government and the Darfuri rebels signed a ceasefire agreement and

began long-term peace talks known as the Doha peace forum. During these negotiations,

steps were made to provide Darfur with increased regional autonomy under the Sudanese

government rather than allow it a referendum to become an independent state like South
Sudan.

However, since 2011, there has been no additional progress on these agreements and

violence in the region continues to escalate with over 400,000 newly displaced in 2014.

3. This is a form of juvenelian satire because it is a lot harsher as they virtually ignored

genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

4. They are satirizing society and the UN because they were ignoring the central conflict of

genocide, and focusing on the divide as a country.

5. It uses images and text to display the fact that the didn't even know about the genocide.
6. It's funny because they mixed up the two words that sound similar.