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Sudanese activist held incommunicado at risk of torture | Amnesty International

A 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

Juba — 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

Police 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

Dear 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

New 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

The 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

Khartoum — 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

June 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

The 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

Press 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

May 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

JUBA (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

Sudan'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

Sudan'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

UNITED 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

From 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

HRW 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

Forced 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

Human 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

May 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

Welcoming 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

The 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

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UN: South Sudan must sustain efforts to protect human rights - Bikya Masr

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UN official condemns Sudan for "indiscriminate" bombing - DanKemble.com

UN 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

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Darfur rights defender in Cairo at risk of forced return - Bikya Masr

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Navi Pillay condemns 'indiscriminate' aerial bombing by Sudan

The 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.

Statement 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

Welcoming 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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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay arrives in Bor, Jonglei State, during her four-day visit to South Sudan.

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Kuol 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

Posted 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

Refworld 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...

Sudan Accuses South Sudan of Violating Cessation of Hostilities

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Malawi moves to block visit by Sudan's wanted Bashir

Malawi 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

By 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

(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.

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UN rights chief to visit South Sudan - Yahoo! News

From 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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Human Rights Situation in Darfur Prompts Trend in Divestment from Sudan |

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