Sudan
Hundreds of thousands of civilians continue to suffer the effects of armed conflict and restricted access to humanitarian aid across Darfur and south Sudan.
In 2010 The conflict in Darfur escalated with attacks on villages resulting in thousands of newly displaced people.
Women living in and around camps for the internally displaced are at serious risk of sexual violence, which remains rife. Abductions and attacks on humanitarian convoys increased in 2010, while human rights violations continued to be committed with impunity.
Perceived critics of the government are arrested, tortured and prosecuted for exercising their rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly.
South Sudan became an independent state in July 2011, following following an overwhelming vote for separation in a January referendum.
Find out more about Sudan in our 2011 Report
Horror unfolding in Southern Kordofan
The Sudan Armed Forces are indiscriminately bombing civilian areas in the Nuba Mountains region of Southern Kordofan, and preventing aid from reaching desperate displaced people.
In a joint research trip with Human Rights Watch, researchers investigated 13 air strikes. Together these strikes killed at least 26 civilians and injured
more than 45 others. The relentless bombing campaign is killing and maiming civilians, displacing tens of thousands,and putting them in
desperate need of aid. The international
community must stop looking
the other way and act to address the situation. Find out more
South Sudan: New country, new hope
As the new government of South Sudan begins its term in office, we're calling on the President to place respect for and protection of human rights at the top of the political agenda. South Sudan became an independent state on Saturday 9 July 2011, following an overwhelming vote for separation in a January referendum.
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News
- Journalists face increasing harassment in Sudan 03 May 2012
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The conflict in Darfur
Since then over 50,000 people are believed to have lost their lives; more than 2 million people have fled their home; and over 200,000 have crossed the border into Chad. |
The Janajawid militia in Darfur, western Sudan, have killed and wounded hundreds
of civilians. Angry at what they perceived to be a lack in government protection
against these attacks, as well as the marginalisation and underdevelopment of
the region, the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and the Justice and Equality Movement
(JEM) took up arms in February 2003.Further information
- Death sentences rise to 82 29 April 2009
- African organisations call on Sudan to re-admit aid agencies 8 April 2009
- Displaced in Darfur: A generation of anger (report) 1 January 2008
