Starting from January 7, 2018 the Sudanese government has used excessive force to suppress peaceful protests in several cities. Women protesters were subjected to violence during the protests which led to the injury of tow female students in Al Geneina west of Darfur, and the arrest of dozens of women protesters in many cities,…
Sudan: Silencing Women Rights Defenders
Sexual Abuse, Intimidation by Security Forces The Sudanese Women Human Rights Project team has participated in conducting the research of this report inside and outside Sudan. (Nairobi) – Sudanese security forces have used sexual violence, intimidation, and other forms of abuse to silence female human rights defenders across the country, Human Rights Watch said in…
“The silence and the denials” – UN rights expert calls for open dialogue on violence against women in the Sudan
Sudanese WHRDS Project Cooperated and reported to the SR on VAW during and prior to her visit to Sudan. see below her statement after the mission. GENEVA / KHARTOUM (27 May 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, called for more open and constructive dialogues among all parties to…
Sudan: Mass Rape by Army in Darfur
UN, AU Should Press for Protection, International Investigation By Human Rights Watch Special Prosecutor for Crimes in Darfur Yasir Ahmed Mohamed (R) and his team talk to women during an investigation into allegations of mass rape in the village of Tabit, in North Darfur, November 20. © 2014 Reuters (New York) – Sudanese army forces…
Sudan: Police Beat, Arrest Female Students
Human Rights Watch Investigate, Prosecute Violence Against Students (Nairobi, October 15, 2014) – Sudanese authorities should investigate reported abuses, including sexual abuse, of female Darfuri students during a government raid on an all-female dormitory, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should release or charge all those remaining in detention. On October 5 and 6,…
Update: Formal decision to release the Nuba women detainees
The authorities in Al Obied, in North Kordofan state, issued today formal order to release the Nuba women detainees in Alobied women prison. In early November, 2013, 32 Nuba women were detained in Kadugli and then transferred to Alobied prison in January, 2013. On April, 2013, the authorities released 14 women after they were transferred to Kadugli. And today the order was issued to transfer the remained 18 women and one child to Kadugli to be released from there as they had been arrested in Kadugli in the first place. Background: The Sudanese security in Kadugli the capital of South Kordofan/Nuba mountains state , started arrest campaign against women in Kadugli , the campaign started in early November 2012 where women had been called for investigations in Security offices in Kadugly about their relations to the Sudanese Peoples liberation Movement/ North , which fighting the Sudanese government in the region since June 2011.
Sudanese WHRDs at The Frontlines: Report on the Situation of WHRDs in Sudan
Click Here to Download the Full Report The report on the Situation of Sudanese Women Human Rights Defenders, reflects the situation of Sudanese Women Human Rights Defenders during the period from 2009-2012. In this report we try to highlight the main challenges facing WHRDs in Sudan, and document the escalating violations against them by state…
Update: Jalila Khamis the Nuba activist released today
After 10 months in the detention Jalila Khamis the Nuba woman activist had been released today for lack of evidents after the charges against her were dropped today . Jalila had been detained on March 14th , 2012 for her in helping the IDPs from her home region in Nuba mountains.
Urgent Action : 65 Women detainees enter hunger strike in Kadugli/ Nuba mountains
On December 27th ,2012 more than 65 women detainees in Kadugli the capital of south Kordofan state, entered in hunger strike, protesting the ill-treatment inside the armed forces 14th division detention in Kadugli. After 3 days of hunger strike, on December 30th , the security and armed forces decided to transferred the women detainees…
Press Release – Sudan: End the violent attack against Darfuri Female Students
At 2:30AM, December 13, 2012, 6 men wearing women Jilbab and face veiled, entered the girls dorm in Khartoum University, and attacked the Darfuri female students in the dorm. “They were shouting ( ALLAH Akbar= God is the Greatest), and they were carrying big knives, they just started beating us, Iman a first…
Urgent Action : Jalila Khmis formally charged and face execution
On December 13th, 2012 after 9 months in detention without charges, Jalila Khamis , the Nuba woman activist has been presented to court today, facing serious charges could lead to her execution. Jaila today had been formally charged of undermining the constitutional system which article 50 , and Waging war against the state , under…
Take Action to End violence Against Sudanese Women- Dec9th
Dear All, Sudanese WHRDs project , Arry organization for Human Rights in collaboration with Girifna will start Twitter and Facebook campaign in solidarity with Sudanese women , calling for ending all forms of violence against them. The campaign is taking the opportunity of the 16 days global campaign to end violence against women, and highlight…
Sudanese Women Action 