New UN Human Rights report: ‘Brutal use of sexual violence in Sudan’
A new UN Human Rights (OHCHR) report published yesterday lays bare the brutality and magnitude of conflict-related sexual violence in...
Opposition grows to proposed Chinese copper mining in Sudan’s Red Sea state
Opposition is mounting in eastern Sudan over reports that the government is preparing to sign a long-term copper mining agreement...
HRW: Stronger int’l pressure needed to prevent atrocities in Sudan — no impunity for defecting militia commanders
International advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged stronger international action to prevent further atrocities in Sudan, warning that...
Sudan: Int’l bodies warn ‘El Obeid could become another El Fasher’
The United Nations Security Council has expressed concern over reports of a substantial build-up of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) troops...
A new US bill prohibits loans or aid to Sudan
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill on Wednesday directing US representatives at international financial institutions (such as...
Syndicate calls for the swift resettlement of Sudanese journalists under threat in Libya
The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate has called on the UN Refugee Agency to strengthen urgent protection mechanisms for journalists at risk...
African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies calls on UN Human Rights Council to extend mandate of Sudan fact-finding mission
African human rights advocates have urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to extend the mandate of its independent fact-finding...
The European Union delegation in Sudan: A new political engagement or an attempt to exert pressure from within?
Report by Suleiman Siri for Radio Dabanga A high-level delegation of heads of European Union missions, comprising 14 diplomats and...
‘Virtual Wali of Khartoum’ defects from Sudan’s RSF militia
Multiple sources have confirmed the defection of Fares El Nour, a senior figure within the Rapid Support Forces (RSF militia,...
UK denies Sudan journalist visa to attend award ceremony
Widespread condemnation has followed the UK government’s refusal to grant Sudanese journalist Mohamed Amin a visa to enter the UK...
Sudan 4th among 186 countries most affected by climate change
War, environmental degradation, and climate change are increasing pressure on natural resources and livelihoods. Sudan is facing severe environmental challenges...
MSF sacks 18 staff in eastern Chad for sexual exploitation of Sudanese women and underage girls in 2024
The medical NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has confirmed that 18 members of its staff in eastern Chad have been...
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