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Smoke rises above buildings after an aerial bombing during fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces in Khartoum North, Sudan, May 1, 2023.

June 2, 2023

Interview: Stories of Abuse, Suffering From People Fleeing Fighting in Sudan

Laetitia Bader, Human Rights Watch’s Africa deputy director, recently returned from a research mission to Juba, the capital of South Sudan, where she interviewed dozens of Sudanese, South Sudanese, and Eritreans who have fled fighting in neighboring Sudan.

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