November 27, 2023
Sudan: Sexual Violence Against Women in Wartime - A Never-Ending Tragedy
Whilst the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on Saturday, Radio Dabanga continues to receive horrific testimonies of violence against… Read more »
November 26, 2023
Sudan: Darfur Bar Association 'Taking RSF Threats Seriously'
The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) says that it has been subjected to "serious threats from some members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)," which it says it is "taking very… Read more »
October 24, 2023
Sudan: French Court of Asylum Rules - 'Darfur in Grip of Indiscriminate Violence of Exceptional Intensity'
In what could form important precedents, the National Court of Asylum (la Cour nationale du droit d'asile - CNDA) in France last week granted political asylum to two applicants,… Read more »
October 20, 2023
Sudan: Darfur Janjaweed Leader's Lawyers Present Defence Case at ICC
The defence team representing former Darfur janjaweed leader, Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman, known as 'Ali Kushayb' and referred to as the 'Colonel of Colonels, who stands accused… Read more »
October 17, 2023
Sudan: ICC Jurisdiction May Expand Beyond Darfur - Human Rights Lawyer
Member of the Darfur Bar Association, human rights lawyer, and winner of the European Sakharov Prize for Human Rights Saleh Mahmoud said yesterday that the area of the… Read more »
October 04, 2023
Sudan: Lawyers - 'Starvation Sieges' in Khartoum Violate Int'l Humanitarian Law
Fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) persisted across Khartoum state yesterday. Sudan's Emergency Lawyers strongly condemned the… Read more »
Sudan: Revolutionaries Join Army Ranks to 'Expel RSF From Khartoum'
In Sudan, a noteworthy development is taking place where democratic advocates, who were previously subjected to brutal suppression by Sudan's military, are now aligning with the… Read more »
September 26, 2023
Sudan: El Geneina Massacre Retold By Arab Tribal Leaders
The office of the Arab Tribes Native Administration* has warned of a new outbreak of violence in El Geneina, capital of West Darfur, after thousands of people were killed and… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Sudan: Arbitrary Detentions Continue Across the Country
Elements of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) detained a group of residents of the El Omda neighbourhood in old Omdurman last week. On Saturday, a number of people, including a… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Activist Warns of 'Dire Consequences' of Toxic Gold Extraction
A workshop held by Sudan's Ministry of Minerals and the Sudanese Company for Mineral Materials earlier this week in Port Sudan, ignored environmental studies that ensure health and… Read more »
September 06, 2023
Sudan: UN Adviser On Genocide - 'Sudan Conflict Has Strong Identity-Based Components'
The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, has expressed her concern at "the persistent and ongoing levels of identity-based violence… Read more »
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 »