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 »
July 07, 2023
Sudan: Top UN Officials Sound Alarm At Spike in Gender-Based Violence
Senior United Nations officials have voiced shock and condemnation at increasing reports of gender-based violence in Sudan - including conflict-related sexual violence against… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Sudan: Kidnapping and Protection Rackets Rife in North Darfur
Militiamen in Kutum, North Darfur, are reportedly imposing 'financial fees' on residents in return for protection, and kidnapping people for ransom. Displaced people in El Fasher… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Sudan: Military Intelligence Continues to Detain Activists in Sudan
Military Intelligence and the General Intelligence Service (GIS) continue to detain grassroots activists in Sudan, resistance committees reported. Read more »
June 16, 2023
Sudan: Reports On Rapes Continue to Rise
The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) has recently heard testimonies from 11 women who were raped in El Shajara neighbourhood in Khartoum, according to a statement released by the… Read more »
Sudan: Call On 'Silent International Community' to Condemn 'Heinous Crimes' in West Darfur
Sudanese and international organisations have appealed to regional and international actors concerned about the situation in Sudan, and whose response to the war in Sudan "has thus… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese, Int'l Community Condemn Killing of West Darfur Wali, Fingers Pointed At RSF
Sudanese rebel leaders, politicians, lawyers, and journalists have strongly denounced the killing of Khamees Abakar, Governor (Wali) of West Darfur, in the state capital El Geneina… Read more »
June 07, 2023
Sudan: Accounts of Rape Increase in War-Torn Sudan
Reports of sexual harassment and rapes in various parts of the country are increasing. "There are new reports night and day," the head of the Sudanese Combating Violence Against… Read more »
Sudan: Continuing Violence in North Darfur, Hospitals in Need of Aid
People in Darfur are facing a deepening crisis as they grapple with multiple challenges brought on by security instability and faltering services. Fears of escalating violence in… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Sudan: Violations Against Journalists in Sudan War
The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate (SJS) documented more than 40 violations against journalists and press organisations between May 15 to 31. The violations include enforced… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Sudan: Concerns Over Museum Artefacts
Civilians and activists expressed fears that the contents of the National Museum in Khartoum might be damaged after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the premises and… Read more »
Sudan: West Darfur's El Geneina 'Completely Exterminated' By RSF-Backed Militias
People fleeing from El Geneina, capital of West Darfur, to Chad told Radio Dabanga that the town is "completely exterminated" by armed militias supported by the Rapid Support… Read more »
June 01, 2023
Sudan: WFP Chief - Sudan Looting Is 'Stealing From the Hungry - Food for 4.4 Million People At Stake'
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has confirmed that its warehouses in El Obeid, capital on North Kordofan in Sudan, came under attack and were looted today. The WFP chief calls… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Sudan: Detentions and Raids Continue in Sudan Capital
Reports about members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) raiding homes are increasing. An activist was abducted by the RSF in Shambat in Khartoum North on Saturday whilst a former… Read more »
May 23, 2023
Sudan: Judicial Facilities Destroyed in War ' Shows Alarming Collapse' of Sudan's Justice System
Emergency Lawyers reported the bombing, looting, and destruction of eight judicial facilities in the ongoing war, which can have a severe impact on ongoing court cases and the… Read more »