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  • Sudan: ICC Suspect at Scene of Fresh Crimes
    Jun 3, 2013
    Press release
    A Sudanese commander wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) led or participated in deadly attacks on ethnic Salamat communities in Central Darfur during April 2013. Witnesses told Human Rights Watch that the attackers appeared to include government forces using government weapons and equipment.
  • Chad: Don’t Welcome ICC Fugitive
    Apr 25, 2013
    Press release
    The government of Chad should arrest Abdelraheem Mohammed Hussein, the defense minister of Sudan. He is expected to attend a conference in Chad on April 25 and 26, 2013, according to news reports
  • Chad: Don’t Welcome Back Al-Bashir
    Apr 9, 2013
    Press release
    The government of Chad should arrest President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan or bar him entry to the country.
  • Chad: Don’t Welcome Back Al-Bashir
    Mar 15, 2013
    Press release
    The Chadian government should arrest President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan or bar him entry to Chad.
  • Civil Society Letter to the President of Chad Regarding Sudanese President al-Bashir's Travel to Chad
    Feb 12, 2013
    Letter
  • Last of the Nuba, again?
    Jan 4, 2013
    Commentary
    Central government forces in Sudan, under the country’s longtime ruler, Omar al-Bashir, use tactics against communities it believes support the SPLA-North that were characteristic of the conflict: indiscriminate bombing, assaults on civilians by soldiers and allied militia, and obstructing humanitarian aid.
  • UN Human Rights Council: Interactive Dialogue With the Independent Expert on Sudan
    Oct 3, 2012
    Oral statement
    Human Rights Watch deeply regrets that the shift of the mandate of the Independent Expert on Sudan from Item 4 to Item 10 was used by the Sudanese authorities to restrict the ability of the mandate holder to monitor the human rights situation in the country and to prevent the identification of human rights violations and abuses.
  • UN Human Rights Council: Interactive Dialogue With the Independent Expert on Sudan
    Sep 26, 2012
    Oral statement
    Human Rights Watch deeply regrets that the shift of the mandate of the Independent Expert on Sudan from Item 4 to Item 10 was used by the Sudanese authorities to restrict the ability of the mandate holder to monitor the human rights situation in the country and to prevent the identification of human rights violations and abuses. We are concerned that this is happening while the human rights situation in the country has seriously deteriorated.
  • UN Human Rights Council: Addressing Deteriorating Rights Situation in Sudan
    Sep 17, 2012
    Letter
    One year after the independence of South Sudan, the human rights and humanitarian situation in Sudan has deteriorated. Recent months have seen a widespread crackdown against dissenting voices, opposition groups and protesters. This has included mass arbitrary detentions and torture, pre and post print censorship of media outlets, and harassment of human rights defenders and journalists.
  • AU Summit: Malawi Stands With Darfur Victims
    Jun 8, 2012
    Press release

    The Malawi government showed strong support for victims of international crimes by deciding not to be the host of the African Union (AU) summit if President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan is allowed to attend, African civil society organizations and international organizations with a presence in Africa said today.