The Sudanese Child Protection Society says that police authorities banned an awareness campaign in public squares that aimed to educate citizens about the need to protect children from abuse and sexual harassment.

Osman Al Agib, Chairman of the Child Protection Society, told Radio Tamazuj that the police had stopped a rally organized by this organization at Ali Abdelatif Street on Thursday as part of a campaign aimed at educating citizens on the protection of children.

“It is unfortunate when the authorities intervene and stop the rally at this critical time while the crime is on the rise,” he said. “Who is the beneficiary of the continuation of the sexual assault and harassment crimes against children?” he asked.

A Sudanese juvenile court last week issued a death sentence against a man found guilty of sexually abusing a three-year-old child in an area south of Khartoum.

For its part, the Sudanese Child Protection Society has requested that all sexual abusers be executed in public.