Human rights watch is a 501c3 nonprofit registered in the us under ein. Sudan s constitution of 2005 subsequently amended historical. Office of the united nations high commissioner for human rights. The constitution of south sudan describes the country as a multiethnic, multicultural, multilingual, multireligious and multiracial entity where such diversities peacefully coexist.
Who we arethe unmiss human rights division, which also represents the office of the high commissioner for human rights ohchr in south sudan, works to promote human rights in the worlds newest country. Following negotiations between the military leaders and opposition groups, a transitional government led by a sovereign council composed of military and civilian members replaced the military council. Amnesty international has warned of increasing human rights violations in sudan ahead of the countrys referendum on southern independence on january 9, 2011. Gender equality and womens empowerment strategy south. Preparedness and response to covid19 for south sudan. Conflict in south sudan and the challenges ahead congressional research service summary south sudan, which separated from sudan in 2011 after almost 40 years of civil war, was drawn into a devastating new conflict in late 20, when a political dispute that overlapped with preexisting ethnic and political fault lines turned violent.
The national congress party ncp maintained control of the government, continuing 27 years of near absolute political authority. Years of international efforts to bring an end to decades of conflict by helping to. Sudan 6 country reports on human rights practices for 2018 united states department of state bureau of democracy, human rights and labor human rights groups alleged that niss regularly harassed and sexually assaulted many of its female detainees. The international center for notforprofit laws digital legal library holds nearly 4,000 resources from over 200 countries and territories.
Rapes, gang rapes, sexual mutilation, abductions and sexual. Some human rights organizations have documented a variety of abuses and atrocities carried out by the sudanese government over the past several years under the rule of omar albashir. The 2009 human rights report by the united states department of state noted serious concerns over human rights violations by the government and. Republic of sudan 20032008, african commission on human and peoples rights, fortyfifth ordinary session, 27 may 2009, banjul, the gambia. Please keep visiting to read more about human rights in sudan and to complete this long report. Authorities arrested one police officer and suspended six others. Country reports on human rights practices for 2018 united states department of state bureau of democracy, human rights and labor. The searchable database contains laws, reports, and other civil society legal resources from countries around the world. The purpose of the report is to present an overall picture of how the conflict has impacted on human rights and to identify trends and key human rights issues. Sudan s human rights record has been widely condemned. This was the report of the commission on human rights in south sudan. Part one of the constitution also states that south sudan is founded on justice, equality, respect for human dignity and advancement of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Human rights and protection considerations covid19. I will continue this report and add more abuses to human rights in sudan later, as i am getting very tired at this line. Human rights monitor, has identified a series of shortcomings in sudans legal system, particularly in respect of. In march, the south sudan media authority, an oversight mechanism, suspended uns radio miraya, citing its failure to comply with media regulations. The law prohibits indecent dress and punishes it with a maximum of 40 lashes, a fine, or both. The state of human rights in the protracted conflict in.
That mandate has been renewed through security council resolutions 2057 2012 and 2109 20. Human rights and humanitarian action hpg background paper 3 1. A shadow report to sudan s fourth and fifth periodic report to the african commission on human and peoples rights april 2012 the african centre for justice and peace studies acjps, east and horn of africa human. Today, it also includes divisions covering africa, the americas, asia. Its core activities include monitoring, investigating, verifying and reporting on human rights violations and abuses, as well as violations of international humanitarian law. Opposition forces also perpetrated serious human rights abuses, which, according to the united nations, included unlawful killings, abduction, rape, sexual slavery, and forced recruitment. Following the issuing of the 1994 report on the situation of human rights in the sudan ecn. Universal declaration of human rights preamble whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous. Oil concessions in central and southern sudan as of august 2002. Human rights concerns and barriers to justice in sudan refworld. Humanitarian needs and key figures the recently revitalized peace process promises to offer new opportunities in 2019 for south sudan s women, men and children. Human rights are key in shaping the pandemic response, both for the public health emergency and the broader impact on peoples lives and livelihoods.
The human rights section will focus on the implementation of the human rights provisions under the ddpd while continuing to mainstream human rights into the peace and political process and devising support and technical assistance to the joint chief mediator. Widespread human rights abuses by the government and armed groups are a daily occurrence in sudan. There is a confirmed pattern of how combatants attack villages, plunder homes, take women as sexual slaves and then set homes alight often with people in them, yasmin sooka, chair of the commission on human rights in south sudan said in nairobi at the launch of the launch of the threemember expertbodys third report. Sudan 2016 human rights report executive summary sudan is a republic with power concentrated in the hands of authoritarian president omar hassan albashir and his inner circle. Ensure that gender is prioritized in undp south sudan s programmes, and that there is mainstreaming of the undp 8 point agenda on women and girls in crisis 23 3. This report is jointly released by the human rights division hrd of the united nations mission in south sudan unmiss and the office of the united nations high commissioner for human rights ohchr and focuses on the right to freedom of opinion and expression in south sudan. The constitutional protection of human rights in sudan.
In july, two human rights groups filed a petition at the east african court of justice suing kenya and south sudan for the enforced disappearance of the two men. Addressing the serious human rights and humanitarian. Less than a year after the old greater sudan split into the northern republic of sudan and the new republic of south sudan or north and south sudan, for claritythe two countries were again in a state of war. United states department of state bureau of democracy, human rights. Country reports on human rights practices for 2018. In resolution 22 20, the security council emphasized that those responsible for violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in south sudan must be held accountable. A human rights report united nations mission in south sudan. Annual report on the human rights situation in 2019. Report of the independent expert on the situation of human rights in the sudan ahrc3663 report of the independent expert on the situation of human rights in the sudan ahrc3365 report of the special rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights mission to sudan ahrc3348add. The human rights section will focus on the implementation of the human rights provisions under the ddpd while continuing to mainstream human rights into the peace and political process and devising support and technical assistance to the joint chief mediator, government of sudan, parties and other. Marra area between the sudan liberation armyabdul wahid slaaw and the sudanese army and the rapid support forces rsf has led to the further displacement of hundreds who face dire humanitarian and human rights crises inside jebel marra. This was a report of the commission on human rights in south sudan.
Press release, april 2, 2004 darfur in flames in french human rights in sudan video. Sudan, oil, and human rights defending human rights. The special rapporteur recalls in this respect commission on human rights resolution 199479 of 9 march, in which, inter alia, the commission called upon the government to comply with applicable international human rights instruments and to bring its national legislation into accordance with the instruments to which the sudan was a party, and. To increase awareness about human rights and to strengthen respect for the role of human rights activists, the delegation of the european union to sudan. Report of the international commission of inquiry on. Sudan, oil, and human rights human rights watch report. Human rights in sudan wednesday, june 19, 20 house of representatives, tom lantos human rights commission, washington, d. Human rights watch began in 1978 with the founding of its europe and central asia division then known as helsinki watch. The rule of law and human rights in sudan sudan democracy. This report is based on a visit to southern sudan and sudanese refugee camps in kenya and uganda from late june to late july 1993 by a delegation from human rights watchafri ca hrwafrica, formerly africa watch consisting of jemera rone, counsel to human rights watch, and john prendergast, a consultant to hrwafrica. Report of the international commission of inquiry on darfur. They prove that human rights in sudan are null and a human s life is worthless.
It covers the period from july 20161 to december 2017. Sudan amnesty international usa human rights organization. Delegation of the european union to sudan human rights award. Unmiss takes stock of the state of human rights in south sudan since the outbreak of hostilities in december 20. Report of the commission on human rights in south sudan a. The report covers the human rights situation of idps, including human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law, and abuses committed by all.
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