A Statement from Sudanese Civil Society Organizations On the Resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council Establishing an Independent International Fact-Finding Mission to Investigate the Widespread Violations in Sudan

A Statement from Sudanese Civil Society Organizations On the Resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council Establishing an Independent International Fact-Finding Mission to Investigate the Widespread Violations in Sudan

12 October 2023 Sudanese civil society organizations signatories to the letter released on September 20, 2023welcome the resolution of the United Nations Human rights council (HRC) on 11 October, establishing an independent international fact-finding mission for Sudan in response to the widespread violations of human rights and international humanitarian law that have been committed since the outbreak of the ongoing war on 15 April 2023. On 20 September, nineteen Sudanese civil society organizations sent a joint letter concerningthe human […]

Sudan: Military authorities must immediately stop the use of force against protestors

Sudan: Military authorities must immediately stop the use of force against protestors

Friday 1 July 2022Khartoum, Nairobi, Paris, June 30, 2022.On June 30, the anniversary day of the seizure of power by former Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir in 1989, the Sudanese people once again expressed, in the streets, their deep desire to end the military dictatorship. As they reiterate their demands, the deadly repression of popular and […]

Seven months of hope in Sudan

Seven months of hope in Sudan

The drums, the beats, the rhythm, the silence and the shouts and cries. They are marching forward with pride as if they hear the call of Martin Luther King: ‘How long? Not long, because…his truth is marching on.’ Spartans by soul, ancient Sudanese by spirit. A new generation: a new breed. ‘How do you stand […]

Examining serious human rights violations in Sudan since 25 October 2021

Examining serious human rights violations in Sudan since 25 October 2021

The UN Human Rights Council, in its resolution S/32/1 of 5 November 2021 on the Situation of Human Rights in the Sudan, recalled “with appreciation the exemplary, non-violent and popular uprising of the Sudanese people in 2019. It equally “condemn[ed] in the strongest possible terms the military takeover on 25 October 2021. The Council “urge[d] […]

SHRM Emergency Strategy 2023

Documenting and reporting on human rights violation

Project name: Documenting and reporting on human rights violation and International HumanitarianLaw in SudanDuration: 6 monthsImplementation by: The Sudanese Human Rights Monitor (SHRM)Country: SudanDate: 24 August 2023Monitoring and reporting on human rightsThe tragic conflict that erupted on 15 April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and theRapid Support Forces (RSF) continues to have devastating […]

History of the Sudanese Human Right Movement

BACKGROUNDIn recent years, non-governmental organization (NGOs) have taken on ever more important role in the national, regional and international level in promotion and protection of human rights. The precursors of the global modern human rights movement date back to the Magna Carta in England, in 1215, the English Bill of Rights in 1689, the French […]