Human Rights in Sudan - Historical Situation

Historical Situation

The following chart shows Sudan's ratings since 1972 in the Freedom in the World reports, published annually by Freedom House. A rating of 1 is "free"; 7, "not free".1

Historical ratings
Year Political Rights Civil Liberties Status Head of State2
1972 6 6 Not Free Gaafar Nimeiry
1973 6 6 Not Free Gaafar Nimeiry
1974 6 6 Not Free Gaafar Nimeiry
1975 6 6 Not Free Gaafar Nimeiry
1976 6 6 Not Free Gaafar Nimeiry
1977 6 5 Not Free Gaafar Nimeiry
1978 5 5 Partly Free Gaafar Nimeiry
1979 5 5 Partly Free Gaafar Nimeiry
1980 5 5 Partly Free Gaafar Nimeiry
1981 5 5 Partly Free Gaafar Nimeiry
19823 5 5 Partly Free Gaafar Nimeiry
1983 5 5 Partly Free Gaafar Nimeiry
1984 6 6 Not Free Gaafar Nimeiry
1985 6 6 Not Free Gaafar Nimeiry
1986 4 5 Partly Free Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
1987 4 5 Partly Free Ahmed al-Mirghani
1988 4 5 Partly Free Ahmed al-Mirghani
1989 7 7 Not Free Ahmed al-Mirghani
1990 6 5 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
1991 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
1992 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
1993 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
1994 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
1995 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
1996 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
1997 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
1998 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
1999 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
2000 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
2001 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
2002 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
2003 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
2004 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
2005 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
2006 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
2007 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
2008 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
2009 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
2010 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir
2011 7 7 Not Free Omar al-Bashir

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