On 14thJune 2020, seven vehicles mounted with machine guns and armed Rapid Support Force (RSF) soldiers invaded Elzahraa girls primary school at Telu neighborhood of Kadogli town. The RSF soldiers were led by their commandant Lt. Col Mohammed Ehabib Ibrahim Abdelmoneim (nickname Sheerya).On arrival, they dug a trench around the school and since then, the school has been used as a military training centre.
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SKBN CU: Humanitarian Update November 2019
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HUDO: PDF SHOT/KILLED A CIVILIAN IN UMBREMBETA, SUDAN
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On 4th December 2019, Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Eltahir was shot dead by PDF soldiers in Shaq-Elkitir of Umbrembeta. After shooting him, they also looted his sesame harvest. The case was reported at Umbrembeta police office against anonymous but, no further investigations have been carried out yet.
NHRMO: Human Rights Update July-October
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Despite the start of a peace process between the Sudan ruling council and the SPLM/A-N, communities in the SPLM/A-N controlled areas are still undergoing violent attacks and human rights violations by Sudan government forces and their allied forces in the Two Areas.
Read the full report here.
HUDO: Robbing of a Civilian by PDF Soldiers in Habilla, Sudan
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(25 November 2019) On 22 November 2019, Mr. Mohammed Ishaq was shot in his right leg and the harvest from his garden was looted by eleven armed PDF soldiers who came on camels at Habilla, Nuba Mountains.
Read the full press release.
HUDO: SAF Unlawfully impounds a vehicle in Blue Nile
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(3 November 2019) On 25th October 2019, SAF at Singa Nabak village unlawfully confiscated a commercial vehicle belonging to Mr. Muntasir Ali. His vehicle was impounded because he had earlier reported the assault case against one of the soldiers who had assaulted him. To date, the vehicle is still at the military base and he’s intimidated to withdraw the suit.
SKBN CU: Floods affect livelihoods and put already vulnerable communities in Blue Nile and South Kordofan at risk
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(22 October 2019) Rains in the Ethiopian highlands in the week of 14 October is affecting over thousands of people in Blue Nile and all the refugee camps in Maban in neighbouring South Sudan. As reported in the SKBN Humanitarian Update of August 2019, “Like in the rest of Sudan, flooding was especially widespread in Blue Nile. In the week of 11-25 August, heavy rain (also in the Ethiopian highlands) brought flooding throughout Blue Nile, destroying crops in Chali and Yabus payams. Many donkeys of Ethiopian merchants drowned, disrupting supplies to markets. With the main harvest still months away, the flooding will most certainly impact crop performance”.
Read the full update.
HUDO: Update on Potential Confrontation between Talodi Residents on a Sit-In Demonstration and RSF Soldiers in Sudan
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(2 October 2019) The sit in demonstration by residents at Talodi locality protesting against the use of cyanide at the gold mines is still ongoing. They decided to make a demonstration march by 3rd October 2019. They planned to march up to Elgenaid company premises demanding for the stoppage of the activities at the gold mines as ordered by the state governor. However, the Rapid Support Force (RSF) is opposed to obey the governor’s order which raises the fear of maltreatment by RSF towards demonstrators.
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HUDO: Potential Confrontation between Talodi Residents on a Sit Down Demonstration and RSF Soldiers in Sudan
(10 September 2019) Since 5th September 2019, Talodi residents together with Aleri and Kalogi people went on a sit down demonstration at Talodi Locality building opposing the use of cyanide by gold mining companies. The Rapid Support Force (RSF) threatened them which raised fear that the experienced massacre of 3rd June 2019 in Khartoum could be repeated.
Read the full statement.
HUDO: Arrest of Eltoum Osman by RSF in Hajar-Jawad, Sudan
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(10 September 2019) On 9th September 2019, Mr. Eltoum Osman was brutally arrested by RSF soldiers in Hajar Jawad of South Kordufan State and taken to unknown place. No reason was given for his arrest and his whereabouts are still unknown. He is likely to be under torture.
Read the full statement.