Trouser-wearing women fined $200 in Sudan
Lubna Hussein
Lubna Hussein was among 13 women arrested July 3 in a raid by the public order police in Khartoum. Ten of the women were fined and flogged two days later. But Hussein and two others decided to go to trial.
 Hussein said Friday she would rather go to jail than pay any fine  out of protest of the nation's strict laws on women's dress.
 The case has made headlines in Sudan and around the world and Hussein used it to rally world opinion against the country's morality laws based on a strict interpretation of Islam.
 Galal al-Sayed  Hussein's lawyer  said he advised her to pay the fine before appealing the decision. She refused  he said  "She insisted."
 As a U.N. staffer  Hussein should have immunity from prosecution but she has opted to resign so that she could stand trial and draw attention to the case.
 In a column published in the British daily the Guardian Friday  Hussein said her case is not an isolated one  but is a showcase of repressive laws in a country with a long history of civil conflicts.
 Hussein said earlier she would take the issue all the way to Sudan's Constitutional Court necessary  but that if the court rules against her and orders the flogging  she's ready "to receive (even) 40 000 lashes" if that what it takes to abolish the law.
[TGT] was among 13 women arrested July 3 in a raid by the public order police in Khartoum. Ten of the women were fined and flogged two days later. But [TGT] and two others decided to go to trial.
 [TGT] said Friday she would rather go to jail than pay any fine  out of protest of the nation's strict laws on women's dress.
 The case has made headlines in Sudan and around the world and [TGT] used it to rally world opinion against the country's morality laws based on a strict interpretation of Islam.
 Galal al-Sayed  [TGT]'s lawyer  said he advised her to pay the fine before appealing the decision. She refused  he said  "She insisted."
 As a U.N. staffer  [TGT] should have immunity from prosecution but she has opted to resign so that she could stand trial and draw attention to the case.
 In a column published in the British daily the Guardian Friday  [TGT] said her case is not an isolated one  but is a showcase of repressive laws in a country with a long history of civil conflicts.
 [TGT] said earlier she would take the issue all the way to Sudan's Constitutional Court necessary  but that if the court rules against her and orders the flogging  she's ready "to receive (even) 40 000 lashes" if that what it takes to abolish the law.