Human Rights Violations in Sudan
Decades of civil war (fueled by the uneven distribution of resources and centralizing of power) and rule by authoritarian regimes have resulted in gross violation of the human and civil rights of Sudan's citizens. The north-south civil war has left 2 million dead and millions remain displaced, while deaths continue to mount in Darfur. The Sudanese government persists in its repression of opposition activists who are subjected to forced disappearances and torture, restriction of freedoms and oppression of women. More
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Sudanese activist held incommunicado at risk of torture | Amnesty International
07 Jun 15:02A female lawyer in Sudan who was arrested on 4 May and whose whereabouts are still unknownis at risk of torture.
allAfrica.com: South Sudan: U.S. Envoy Backs Call for Press Freedom in South Sudan
07 Jun 15:00Juba — The US envoy to South Sudan has strongly supported calls for press freedom in the country, saying the state has the constitutional mandate to protect journalists.
Q&A with an editor of South Sudan's Juba Monitor - Blog - Committee to Protect Journalists
07 Jun 14:59Police arbitrarily arrested Michael Koma, the managing editor of South Sudan’s daily Juba Monitor, on May 2 and detained him for four days following the publication of an article critical of the deputy security minister. A veteran journalist, Koma...
Press must be able to work freely in South Sudan - Committee to Protect Journalists
07 Jun 14:59Dear President Salva Kiir Mayardit: We are writing to express our deep concern about the deteriorating state of press freedom in your country. In the past six months, CPJ has documented several cases of attacks, intimidation, and detention of...
Sudan bans three papers amid vows to curtail censorship - Committee to Protect Journalists
07 Jun 14:59New York, June 6, 2013--Sudanese authorities have banned the publication of at least three newspapers in the past two weeks despite statements by government officials to curtail censorship practices, according to news reports....
United Nations News Centre - Nepal joins new UN initiative protecting journalists
07 Jun 14:57The United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today launched a new project in Nepal aimed at increasing the safety of journalists and ending impunity in the crimes against media and media professionals, while also contributing to the...
allAfrica.com: Sudan Officially Lifts Pre-Publication Censorship
07 Jun 14:43Khartoum — The Sudanese authorities have officially began implementing the directives of 1st Vice President Ali Osman Taha to lift direct pre-publication censorship on newspapers.
Sudanese security bans pro-communist newspaper - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
07 Jun 14:40June 2, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) has banned al-Midan newspaper that is the mouthpiece of the
Sudan closes four newspapers - National - monitor.co.ug
07 Jun 14:40The government of Sudan has closed four newspapers, two weeks after a presidential decision to lift media censorship was issued.
South Sudan: CPJ writes South Sudan President on press freedom
07 Jun 14:40Press freedom South Sudan - The New York-based global press freedom watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), on Thursday said it had written to South Sudan President, Salva Kiirr, to express concern over 'the deteriorating state of...
US envoy backs calls for press freedom in South Sudan - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
07 Jun 14:39May 25, 2013 (JUBA) – The US envoy to South Sudan has strongly supported calls for press freedom in the country, saying the state has the
After a long fight for freedom, South Sudan cracks down on dissent| Reuters
19 Mar 02:36JUBA (Reuters) - Three weeks after Christmas, a package wrapped in plastic appeared on John Penn de Ngong's bed.Unwrapping the parcel, the South Sudanese poet-cum-activist found a jawbone, a bullet and
Opinion: Sudan must end 'cruel' amputation punishment - CNN.com
19 Mar 02:35Sudan's Deputy Chief Justice recently made the alarming announcement that his government might start training judges to cut off the hands and legs of convicted criminals, if doctors refuse to carry out amputations as punishment.
Outrage over Sudan plan to train judges to amputate criminals' limbs - CNN.com
17 Mar 11:01Sudan's Deputy Chief Justice recently made the alarming announcement that his government might start training judges to cut off the hands and legs of convicted criminals, if doctors refuse to carry out amputations as punishment.
U.N. body agrees on women's rights policy, skirting sexual politics| Reuters
16 Mar 03:08UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. policy-making body agreed upon a declaration Friday urging an end to violence against women and girls despite concerns from conservative Muslim countries and the Vatican
Half of girls in South Sudan forced to marry - Yahoo! News
08 Mar 13:01From Yahoo! News: JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The 17-year-old beaten to death for refusing to marry a man old enough to be her grandfather. The teen dragged by her family to be raped to force her into marrying an elderly man. They are among 39,000...
Child Marriage in South Sudan Pushes Maternal Mortality Higher
08 Mar 09:02HRW report says widespread practice in African nation is violating girls’ rights, limiting female education
Forced conversion of Christian children and Human Rights abuse in Sudan - Christian news, FaithfulNews
07 Mar 16:01Forced conversion of Christian children and Human Rights abuse in Sudan - Forced conversion of Christian children and Human Rights abuse in Sudan - YouTube. voiceofvoiceless44·166 videos. Subscribe Subscribed Unsubscribe 23. No views. Like 0...
End Child Marriage, Rights Group Tells South Sudan
07 Mar 09:01Human Rights Watch calls for an end to child marriage in South Sudan, where nearly half of girls aged 15-19 are married, many against their will.
Sudan arrests 30 civilians in South Darfur after recent attack - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
15 May 04:01May 15, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) accused the Sudanese security service of arresting 30 people in Gueraida a South (...)
South Sudan must sustain efforts to protect human rights, says UN official
14 May 02:01Welcoming South Sudans commitment to human rights, a top United Nations official today encouraged the country to on its very long and difficult path to peace, prosperity and a full realization of human rights, and stressed the importance of...
South Sudan Urged to Check Human Rights Abuses > Gurtong Trust > Editorial
13 May 02:01The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged South Sudan to boost institutions and legal frameworks to minimize human rights abuses...
I HAVE NO TRIBE, I'M SUDANESE: Solidarity with Sudanese Journalist and Activist- Faisal Mohamed Salih
13 May 01:01Saturday, May 12, 2012
UN: South Sudan must sustain efforts to protect human rights - Bikya Masr
12 May 10:01You are here: Home » Human Rights » UN: South Sudan must sustain efforts to protect human rights UN: South Sudan must sustain efforts to protect hu
UN official condemns Sudan for "indiscriminate" bombing - DanKemble.com
12 May 05:01UN official condemns Sudan for “indiscriminate” bombing May 12, 2012 JUBA (Reuters) - The U.N.’s top human rights official on Friday said she w
World News Blog » » South Sudan Must Sustain Efforts to Protect Human Rights, Says UNOfficial
12 May 04:02The World-News Blog collects the latest global affairs and covers them on regional perspectives.
Darfur rights defender in Cairo at risk of forced return - Bikya Masr
11 May 21:01You are here: Home » Egypt » Darfur rights defender in Cairo at risk of forced return Darfur rights defender in Cairo at risk of forced return Biky
South Sudan: Efforts to protect human rights must be sustained | Mike Hitchen Online: i On Global Trends
11 May 20:01Human rights in South Sudan
Navi Pillay condemns 'indiscriminate' aerial bombing by Sudan
11 May 19:01The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, condemned Sudan's "indisciminate" aerial bombing of South Sudan on Friday, and warned that suc
Statement by High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on 4th day of her mission to South Sudan « PaanLuel Wël: South Sudanese Bloggers.
11 May 16:01Statement by High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on 4th day of her mission to South Sudan Posted: May 11, 2012 by PaanLuel Wël in Press
South Sudan must sustain efforts to protect human rights, says UN official
11 May 15:02Welcoming South Sudans commitment to human rights, a top United Nations official today encouraged the country to on its very long and difficult path to peace, prosperity and a full realization of human rights, and stressed the importance of...
UN human rights chief "heartened" South Sudan will ratify major treaties | United Nations Radio
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11 May 12:01UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay arrives in Bor, Jonglei State, during her four-day visit to South Sudan.
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11 May 12:01Kuol Manyang Juuk (left), Governor of Jonglei State, South Sudan, briefs High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on the situation in his State, which has been rocked recently by several incidents of inter-ethnic violence.
Pillay welcomes South Sudan commitment to human rights, but says much still to be done in world’s newest state « Database of Press Releases related to Africa – APO-Source
11 May 09:01Posted by: africanpressorganization | 11 May 2012 Pillay welcomes South Sudan commitment to human rights, but says much still to be done in world’s
UNHCR | Refworld | Sudan: Crisis Conditions in Southern Kordofan
11 May 07:01Refworld is the leading source of information necessary for taking quality decisions on refugee status. Refworld contains a vast collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents...
Quarterly Updates: Sudan | Human Rights and Democracy
07 May 05:01Human Rights and Democracy: The 2011 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report
Malawi moves to block visit by Sudan's wanted Bashir
07 May 00:00Malawi moves to block visit by Sudan's wanted Bashir Reuters | 2012-05-06 16:22:00 Tweet LILONGWE - Malawi President Joyce Banda said on Friday she h
South Sudan media calls for participatory discussion on media law - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan
06 May 06:01By Ngor Arol Garang May 4, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan's media groups on Friday called for participatory discussions on the country's media law, a (...)
Sudan: Crisis Conditions in Southern Kordofan | Human Rights Watch
06 May 02:01(Juba) – The Sudanese government forces are conducting indiscriminate bombings and abuses against civilians in the Nuba Mountains area of Southern Kordofan, Human Rights Watch said today.
UNDispatch : Counter-terrorism; South Sudan; Iran; Rights of Indigenous Peoples; and more | ICTDev dot org
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WOMENS RIGHTS | Sudan
04 May 11:01Safe World International works with grassroots organisations and promotes the rights of women and children.
UN rights chief to visit South Sudan - Yahoo! News
04 May 09:02From Yahoo! News: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will make her first visit to South Sudan from May 8 to 12, her office said Friday, as a deadline loomed for a UN-ordered ceasefire with Sudan.
South Sudan: Getting water to thousands of refugees in Upper Nile
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