September 05, 2023
Sudan: RSF and Army Accused of Looting in Omdurman Whilst Dozens of Civilians Are Killed
Omdurman and Khartoum witnessed heavy fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over the weekend and yesterday, resulting in dozens of… Read more »
Sudan: SPLM-N El Hilu Attacks South Kordofan Capital
An army base in South Kordofan's capital Kadugli was attacked by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North led by Abdelaziz El Hilu (SPLM-N El Hilu) on Sunday. Today, the town… Read more »
September 04, 2023
Sudan: 10+ Lawyers Targeted and Killed in South Darfur
The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) reported that more than 10 lawyers and human rights defenders were killed in Nyala, capital of South Darfur, within a month and a half. Armed… Read more »
Sudan: Khartoum 'One Big Prison for Civilians', People Tortured to Death by Military Intelligence
The Emergency Lawyers documented a record number of detention centres inside wider Khartoum, mainly from the RSF, and lamented the "horrific escalation" of arbitrary arrests and… Read more »
August 31, 2023
Sudan: Seven Women Activists Arrested At 'Enforced Disappearances' Vigil
At least seven women human rights defenders and a journalist were apprehended by authorities at a vigil organised by the Sudan Mothers Initiative (SMI) in Ed Damazin's Blue Nile… Read more »
Sudan: Lawyers Say 'Evidence Flawed', Court Releases Activist Tupac
Activist Mohamed Adam, known by the moniker 'Tupac' and previously charged with the killing of a police officer last year, was released by authorities in Atbara yesterday. Read more »
August 23, 2023
Sudan: Activist 'Tupac' Tortured Again in Sudan Police Custody
Mohamed Adam aka Tupac, an activist charged with killing a police officer last year, is currently being held in Ed Damer, capital of in River Nile state in northern Sudan.… Read more »
August 11, 2023
Sudan: Eastern Sudan Prosecutors Dismiss Charges Against 'Islamist Hardliners'
The public prosecutor in Kassala in eastern Sudan has cancelled the arrest warrants against former leaders of the defunct Omar Al Bashir regime. In neighbouring El Gedaref, the… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Sudan: Plan to Combat Smuggling Along Sudan's Eastern Border
The security committees of Kassala and Red Sea states announced upcoming collaboration plans to specifically target cross-border crimes and smugglers along Sudan's eastern border,… Read more »
Sudan: Journalists Condemn Targeting of Professionals and Volunteers
The Sudanese Journalists Network (SJN) is gravely concerned about the increasing number of assaults by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against civilians, in particular journalists,… Read more »
August 08, 2023
Sudan: Images of Destroyed Darfur Villages Evoke 'Scorched Earth' Campaigns
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported "massive fire destruction in the town of Sirba" in West Darfur in late July this year, shown in satellite data collected by the advocacy… Read more »
Sudan: Kordofan - Strikes and Power Cuts As Water Prices Rise in Sudan
Medical staff in El Obeid hospitals in North Kordofan entered the fifth day of strikes yesterday, as the city experienced a three-day power cut. Drinking water costs between SDG… Read more »
August 07, 2023
Sudan: Lawyers 'Outraged' As Three Human Rights Defenders Slain
The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) released a statement condemning the murder of prominent human rights defender Ahmed 'El Lord' Abdallah and advocate Adam El Rab in Nyala on Friday.… Read more »
August 02, 2023
Sudan: Arrest Warrants Issued Against Five Former NCP Leaders in Eastern Sudan
The public prosecution in Kassala has issued arrest warrants against five leading members of the former regime of Omar Al Bashir under the emergency law. Ahmed Haroun, Ali Osman,… Read more »
August 06, 2023
Sudan: DBA - 'Lawyers Targeted, Detained By Both Sides in Sudan Conflict'
The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) has appealed to both sides in the current hostilities in Sudan to release all civilian detainees, after another senor lawyer was arrested by… Read more »
August 05, 2023
Sudan: 'Criminal Cases Filed Against Militia' for Abductions and Sexual Violence
The Sudanese public prosecutor has reportedly filed criminal cases against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for enforced disappearances and sexual assaults. On Tuesday,… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Sudan: Tragic Stories From Sirba As Violence West Darfur Spreads
People who managed to flee Sirba in West Darfur speak of ethnic cleansing and report tragic details of the attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied Arab gunmen on the… Read more »
July 31, 2023
Sudan: Army Accused of Allowing Violence to Engulf Sirba in West Darfur
Legal rights activist Mohamed Tirab estimates that at least 460 people have died in the fighting in Sirba, 23 km from El Geneina in West Darfur, with more than a thousand people… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Sudan: Darfur Action Plan Meeting in Togo Criticised for 'Whitewashing' RSF War Crimes
The consultative meeting to discuss an action plan for Darfur, which ended yesterday, has been criticised by rebel movements and Darfuri unions as an initiative that is meant to… Read more »
July 21, 2023
Sudan: More Rape Cases Reported By Sudan Social Affairs Unit
The Combating Violence against Women and Children Unit of the Sudanese Ministry of Social Affairs yesterday reported that rapes by paramilitaries are continuing in Khartoum and… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Sudan: Six Killed in Central Darfur Amid Heightened Security Concerns
Darfur faces heightened security concerns as inter-communal clashes leave six dead in Central Darfur's capital of Zalingei, on Monday. Read more »
July 19, 2023
Sudan: Political Activist Tortured in Military Detention
Sudan's Emergency Lawyers has accused military intelligence officers in Merowe, Northern State, of torturing a political activist. A member of the Sudanese Congress Party was held… Read more »
July 12, 2023
Sudan: DBA - Reports About Women Slave Markets in North Darfur 'Not Confirmed'
The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) said yesterday that it has been receiving several reports about the existence of women slave markets in North Darfur, but has not been able to… Read more »
July 10, 2023
Sudan: Children As Young As 12 Raped As Sexual Violence Rips Through Sudan - Save The Children
Girls aged between 12 and 17 years old are being sexually assaulted and raped in alarming numbers by members of the warring parties in Sudan, Save the Children reported in a press… Read more »
July 09, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Journalists Syndicate Reports Killing, Raids, Threats in June
In its latest monitoring report about the situation of journalists, over the second half of June, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate says that since the war between the Sudan Armed… Read more »