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Press Release
Southern Kordofan Civilians Tell of Air Strike Horror in Sudan, Says Amnesty International
The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) are indiscriminately bombing civilian areas in the Nuba Mountains region of Southern Kordofan and preventing aid from reaching desperate displaced people, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today.
August 30, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Urges United Nations to Act to Control Arms to Sudan’s Southern Kordofan
United Nations member states must act to control arms shipments to volatile regions like Sudan's Southern Kordofan, Amnesty International said today, ahead of next week's talks on a global Arms Trade Treaty.
July 8, 2011
Press Release
South Sudan: Put Human Rights First
South Sudan should mark its independence on July 9, 2011, by taking key steps to further a robust human rights agenda, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The steps should include placing a moratorium on the death penalty, releasing detainees whose continued imprisonment is unjustified, and ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
June 30, 2011
Report
Annual Report: Sudan 2011
Head of state and government: Omar Hassan Ahmed Al Bashir Death penalty: retentionist Population: 43.2 million Life expectancy: 58.9 years Under-5 mortality (m/f): 117/104 per 1,000 Adult literacy: 69.3 per cent In Darfur and south Sudan, hundreds of thousands of civilians continued to suffer the effects of armed conflict and restricted access to humanitarian aid. The conflict in Darfur escalated and included attacks on villages which resulted in thousands of newly displaced people. Sexual violence against women remained rife in and around camps for the internally displaced. Abductions and attacks on humanitarian convoys also increased. Human rights violations, mainly by…
June 16, 2011
Press Release
China must arrest Sudanese President
The Chinese government should immediately withdraw its invitation to Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, and arrest him if he travels to Beijing, Amnesty International said today.
June 16, 2011
Press Release
Amnesty International Warns of Unfolding Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan State; Residents Report Arrests and Killings of Civilians
Tens of Thousands of Civilians Fleeing Artillery Fire and Aerial Bombings Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] (New York) -- A humanitarian emergency is unfolding in the Sudanese state of Southern Kordofan, as forces from the North and South continue to launch attacks in civilian areas, Amnesty International warned today. Tens of thousands of people are fleeing their homes as fighting continues between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and elements of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) of South Sudan, which broke out last Sunday (June 5) across the state. Amnesty International has received reports from residents of the besieged…
June 10, 2011
Press Release
Sudan: Risks to civilians increasing in Southern Kordofan
A humanitarian emergency is unfolding in the Sudanese state of Southern Kordofan, as forces from the North and South continue to launch attacks in civilian areas
June 10, 2011
Report
Satellite Evidence: Grave Crimes Continue in Darfur
Amnesty International continues to collect evidence on the atrocities committed in Darfur through all means possible, including the continue use of satellite technologies.
April 15, 2011
Press Release
Sudan: New Satellite Images Reveal Continuing Human Rights Atrocities in Darfur
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, February 2, 2011New Satellite Images Reveal Continuing Human Rights Atrocities in Darfur, Amnesty International SaysEvidence Collected Shows Whole Villages Burned to the GroundHigh-resolution images are available to download at: https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1032463889/fccb847e4c24bdeeb3c525cea75e4f40Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected](Washington) -- New satellite image analysis released today shows that while international attention is focused on the South Sudan referendum, grave violations of human rights continue in neighboring Darfur. Images secured by Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) and analyzed with partners from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) show irrefutably that civilians were targeted in the Negeha region of…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Sudan: United Nations Urged Not to Aid Sudanese Official Wanted for War Crimes
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseThursday, January 13, 2011Amnesty International Urges United Nations Not to Aid Sudanese Official Wanted for War CrimesContact: AIUSA media relations office, 202-509-8194(Washington, D.C.) – Amnesty International has urged the United Nations not to help fugitives from international justice after a Sudanese official wanted for war crimes in Darfur was provided with a helicopter to fly to a meeting in the Abyei region. "It's outrageous that someone who is wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity and war crimes is given transport by UN without being arrested," said Renzo Pomi, Amnesty International’s representative at the…
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Chad: Government must arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during visit
Amnesty International today called on the Chadian authorities to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and surrender him...
March 27, 2011
Press Release
Sudan: Government’s intelligence and security service carrying out brutal campaign of killings, torture, arbitrary arrests against opponents
The Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) is carrying out a brutal campaign of killings, torture,...
March 27, 2011