Two human rights groups say Sudan’s army may have committed war crimes in the country’s Southern Kordofan state. London-based Amnesty International and New York-based Human Rights Watch said Tuesday they have evidence that Sudanese forces have carried out an “indiscriminate bombing campaign” since June. The groups said in a statement they have documented bombings in […]
Rights Groups Cite Possible War Crimes by Sudan’s Army
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
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Group: New Evidence of Mass Graves in Sudan
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
A satellite imagery group says it has new evidence of mass graves in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state, where the government is accused of committing atrocities against civilians. In a report released Wednesday, the U.S.-based Satellite Sentinel Project says images from space reveal two new mass graves, bringing to eight the total number it has discovered […]
New Evidence of Mass Graves in Sudan: Group
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
A satellite imagery group says it has new evidence of mass graves in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state, where the government is accused of committing atrocities against civilians. In a report released Wednesday, the U.S.-based Satellite Sentinel Project says images from space reveal two new mass graves, bringing to eight the total number it has discovered […]
New Evidence of Mass Graves in Sudan: Group
Posted August 24th, 2011 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
A U.S.-based satellite imagery organization says it has found new evidence of mass graves in Sudan’s oil-rich Southern Kordofan state. On Wednesday, the Satellite Sentinel Project released eyewitness reports and images of what it says are machinery and body bags used by the Sudanese Red Crescent Society to excavate and fill the burial sites. The […]
Sudan Seeks Cease-Fire in Southern Kordofan
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 10:34 am (UTC-5)
Sudan’s president has called a two-week, unilateral cease-fire in Southern Kordofan state, where government forces are accused of committing atrocities against civilians. Speaking Tuesday in Kadugli, capital of the border state, President Omar al-Bashir said the situation on the ground would be assessed after the truce. U.N. agencies are due to begin a fact-finding mission […]
Sudan Declares Two-Week Ceasefire in Southern Kordofan
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Sudan’s president has called for a two-week, unilateral cease-fire in Southern Kordofan state, where government forces are accused of committing atrocities against civilians. President Omar al-Bashir declared the truce on Tuesday ahead of a fact-finding mission by United Nations agencies to assess the humanitarian situation in the region. Khartoum organized the mission after the U.N. […]
Bishop Accuses Sudan of Atrocities in Southern State
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
A bishop of the Anglican church has appealed to the United Nations to investigate what he says are credible reports of serious crimes committed by Sudanese troops in Southern Kordofan. Reverend Andudu Adam Elnail, who recently fled his home in the Sudanese state, spoke to reporters in New York on Friday, describing “ethnic cleansing” taking […]
Sudan Says Open to Negotiations in Southern Kordofan
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
The governor of Sudan’s embattled Southern Kordofan region says his government is willing to find a negotiated end to fighting in the oil-rich area. Ahmed Haroun said on Tuesday that Sudan is “committed to peace and dialogue,” but that armed groups are prolonging the battle by coordinating attacks with rebels from the nearby Darfur region. […]
UN: ‘Strong Evidence’ of Atrocities in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations says there is “strong evidence” atrocities are being carried out by Sudanese forces in the Southern Kordofan area. In a statement Friday, U.N. human rights experts cited “credible reports” of ongoing mass killings, arbitrary detentions, kidnappings, aerial bombardment and attacks on churches. In a separate statement Friday, the United States also said […]
UN: ‘Strong Evidence’ of Atrocities in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan
Posted July 22nd, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations says there is “strong evidence” that atrocities are being carried out by Sudanese forces in the Southern Kordofan area. In a statement Friday, U.N. human rights experts cited “credible reports” of ongoing mass killings, arbitrary detentions, kidnappings, aerial bombardment and attacks on churches. The U.N. said if proven true, the acts could […]
