♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact digest of the past week's most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in your...
Detainees released during UN expert visit ‘presents false picture’ on human rights in Sudan
Authorities have released roughly 40 political detainees in what has been criticised as an attempt to mislead the UN expert...
Sheikh accused of raping 20 children in Darfur
A report has caused outrage in North Darfur, after allegations that in November, 20 pupils at a Koran school were...
More than 38 activists detained yesterday, over 100 detainees on hunger strike
Security forces detained more than 38 activists from different parts of Khartoum yesterday and took them to unknown destinations. More than...
Outcry from Sudan activists amid rising deaths, detentions
Adama Dieng, who was appointed Expert on human rights in Sudan by the UN Human Rights Council in November 2021, has...
♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact digest of the past week's most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in your...
Lawyers question legal grounds of ERC arrests
Lawyers questioned the validity of the legal measures taken against members of the now-suspended Empowerment Removal Committee* (ERC), who were...
Sudan authorities detain Empowerment Removal Committee members
Authorities this week held three members of Sudan’s Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC), following a breach of trust reported against them...
Sudan’s teachers mark colleague’s 2019 death by torture
The Teachers’ Committee in Khartoum and a number of states organised demonstrations of loyalty and solidarity yesterday to mark the...
Committee investigating ‘January 17 massacre’ in Sudan calls for more witnesses
The fact-finding committee in Sudan that will investigate the violence used against protesters during the March of Millions on January...
UN urged to intervene on behalf of abducted women’s rights activist
UK justice organisation REDRESS has appealed to United Nations experts to urgently intervene on behalf of abducted Sudanese women’s rights...
ICC Prosecutor: ‘No tangible accountability or justice for Darfur’s people after 17 years’
ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan has expressed his frustration that 17 years have now elapsed without any tangible accountability or...
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