Sudan Human Rights Monitor

This issue of the Sudan Human Rights Monitor provides an overview of recent political developments in Sudan, including the emergence of the Rapid Support Forces and the status of the National Dialogue. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is a new paramilitary force deployed by the Government of Sudan to support …

(August-September 2011) The conflicts in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, two of Sudan’s “three areas” that received special provisions under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), continue with no sign of resolution. There has been no visible progress made on establishing a forum for negotiations between the ruling Northern …

SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR JUNE – JULY 2010 Feature: Humanitarian Blockade of Kalma Camp Renews Fears of Forced Expulsion In late July, tension in Darfur’s Kalma and Almahidia internally displaced persons (IDP) camps turned deadly as clashes broke out between political rivals and amidst longstanding disputes over IDPs’ political representation …

SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR DECEMBER 2009 – MAY 2010 Feature: Post-Election Repression Unchecked On 26 April, the National Elections Commission (NEC) announced that the incumbent President Omar al-Bashir had been re-elected by a 68.24 majority. In the North, National Congress Party (NCP) candidates at local and parliamentary levels were elected …

SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2009 Overview The two months of this reporting period saw considerable movement at the political level. The release of the Mbeki Panel report can be seen as the culmination of months of AU engagement – and the findings represent a new opportunity to build international …

SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2009 Law Reform in Sudan Overview Under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the Sudanese interim constitution, law reform is seen as a critical element of the planned    political    transformation. Under the agreement, all national laws were to be reviewed and amended in such a …

SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR JUNE-JULY 2009 Feature The arrest of Lubna Hussein, a journalist and a public information officer at the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) has thrust Sudan’s public order legislation into the spotlight Ms. Hussien was arrested on 3 July 2009 along with 12 other girls and charged …

January 2009 marked the fourth anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between Khartoum’s National Congress Party (NCP) and the southern rebel Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement (SPLM). That agreement set out a six year interim period during which it was envisaged that comprehensive democratic reform would be undertaken. With two thirds of the interim period passed, it had been envisaged that the package of legal reforms would have been implemented and that the country would be moving towards free and fair elections no later than July 2009.