Some ruling party MPs defended the decision to apply the state of emergency in full saying there is an “unusual threat” facing the county.
“The state emergency was not imposed to confiscate the public and private freedoms” said Sudanese Justice minister, Mohamed Ahmed Salem, while responding to critics in parliament.
“The authorities given under the state of emergency are not absolute powers”, he added.
Last month, President Omar al-Bashir imposed a one-year national state of emergency and dissolved all federal and states governments amid growing protests against his 30-year rule.
He followed the decisions with a series of emergency orders banning gatherings, rallies, strikes and related activities
According to lawyers, over 800 protesters have been taken to emergency courts since the orders.
Some were sentenced to one month in jail including female activists for taking part in a rally in the capital Khartoum.
Nationwide protests in Sudan started in the middle of December following rise in the price of basic goods.
Tens of thousands took to the streets since then to demand Bashir’s resignation.