Sudan: UN Human Rights Council convenes urgent debate on El Obeid
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an urgent debate on Friday, July 3, to “address the human rights...
China forgives $50m Sudan debt
Sudan’s Ministry of Finance has signed an agreement with China to cancel part of the country’s debt, with Beijing agreeing...
‘Latest US sanctions on Sudanese aviation could complicate finance, commerce’
The Sudanese Centre for Civil Aviation Studies and Research says new US sanctions imposed on Sudan under the Chemical and...
New US sanctions bar Sudanese airlines and those ‘fuelling Sudan war’
The USA has announced a new raft of sanctions on Sudan, billed as “taking further action against those responsible for...
Sudan war: Int’l pressure grows as fears mount over escalation in El Obeid
International efforts to address Sudan’s deepening crisis have intensified amid growing warnings from the United Nations and foreign governments about...
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...
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