• HUMAN RIGHTS IN SUDAN

    Sudan’s relations with newly independent South Sudan deteriorated in early 2012, leading to clashes along the shared border. Although the two governments signed an agreement in September, paving the way for resumption of oil production, fighting between Sudanese government forces andrebels continues in Darfur, as well as in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states, where Sudan’s indiscriminate bombardment and obstruction of aid forced more than 170,000 to flee to South Sudan. Student-led protests in university towns intensified in response to austerity measures and political grievances. Sudanese authorities harassed and detained opposition party members, civil society leaders, and journalists, and censored the press.

  • Girls carrying water at the Doro refugee camp in Maban, Upper Nile state in South Sudan. Female refugees and humanitarian agencies say that the risk of physical and sexual assault while collecting water or firewood is one of the gravest safety ad security concerns faced by female refugees. According to the UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, girls (under 18) are 32 percent of the entire Blue Nile refugee population registered in the four camps in Upper Nile state, South Sudan.
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    Sudan: Civilians Describe Toll of Attacks
    The Sudanese government’s indiscriminate aerial bombardment and shelling in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states has killed and injured scores of civilians since the conflict began more than a year ago, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Government forces have raided villages, burned and looted civilian property, arbitrarily detained people, and assaulted and raped women and girls.
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  • Under Siege
    Indiscriminate Bombing and Abuses in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States
  • Unfinished Business
    Closing Gaps in the Selection of ICC Cases
  • Darfur in the Shadows
    The Sudanese Government’s Ongoing Attacks on Civilians and Human Rights
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Sudan

  • Sudan: Despite Pledge, Many Political Prisoners Remain
    Apr 22, 2013
    Sudan has released 24 civilian political prisoners following president Omar al-Bashir’s recent pledge to “free all political detainees,” but at least 100 remain, Human Rights Watch, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, and the Human Rights and Development Organization (HUDO) said today. The remaining political prisoners, most from the country’s conflict-hit peripheries, should also be released, the groups said.
  • Chad: Don’t Welcome Back Al-Bashir
    Apr 9, 2013
    The government of Chad should arrest President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan or bar him entry to the country.
  • In Darfur, Money Won’t Buy You Human Rights
    Apr 5, 2013
    Darfur desperately needs help – but not just to repair damage from the horrific conflict that erupted in 2003, which killed 300,000 people, destroyed hundreds of villages and pushed 2 million people to camps inside Darfur and across the Chadian border. Darfur also desperately needs to overcome the marginalization and underdevelopment that helped fuel the conflict.
  • Chad: Don’t Welcome Back Al-Bashir
    Mar 15, 2013
    The Chadian government should arrest President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan or bar him entry to Chad.
  • Israel: Detained Asylum Seekers Pressured to Leave
    Mar 13, 2013

    Israeli authorities are threatening detained Eritrean and Sudanese nationals, including asylum seekers, with prolonged detention to pressure them to leave Israel, Human Rights Watch and the Hotline for Migrant Workers said today.

  • Sudan: Doctors Perform Amputations for Courts
    Feb 27, 2013
    Credible sources in Sudan have reported that government doctors amputated a man’s right hand and left foot by court order in Khartoum on February 14, 2013, in violation of the absolute prohibition on torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishments, four human rights groups said today.
  • Sudan: Crackdown on Political Opposition
    Feb 26, 2013
    Sudanese authorities should charge or release six members of opposition parties who have been detained in poor conditions by Sudanese security, most of them for weeks, without access to lawyers or adequate medical care.
  • Civil Society Letter to the President of Chad Regarding Sudanese President al-Bashir's Travel to Chad
    Feb 12, 2013
  • US: Act to Protect Children in Conflict
    Feb 5, 2013
    The United States government should promptly carry out the recommendations of a United Nations committee of experts to improve protection of children abroad from armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child released a report and recommendations to the US government on February 5, 2013.
  • Letter to the Chairperson of the African Union
    Jan 21, 2013
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