Rights
New York: Deteriorating economic conditions since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in Sudan, a UN-backed study has revealed. more
First of four UN humanitarian airlifts for Ethiopia refugees lands in Khartoum

New York: An airplane loaded with humanitarian supplies for people fleeing violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, the UN refugee agency ( ...

USCIRF commends criminalization of  female genital mutilation (FGM) in Sudan

Washington/JEN: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomed the decision of the Sudanese transitional government to outlaw the practice of female genital muti ...

UNHCR delivers much-needed aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad

New York : Nearly 94 tonnes of emergency aid has been airlifted into Chad to support thousands of people who have fled ongoing violence in Sudan’s West Darfur state, the UN refugee ...

Sudan: Lives of traumatized, displaced women in West Darfur under threat

New York: Ongoing instability in Sudan’s West Darfur region has left the lives, health and safety of thousands of women hanging in the balance, according to the  United Nations ...

Respond to ‘legitimate grievances’ of Sudanese people, UN human rights experts urge, following protests

New York: The excessive use of force during large-scale demonstrations against food and fuel shortages in Sudan is alarming, and an infringement on the right of peaceful assembly, said UN ...

Death penalty concerns highlighted in Sudan, Belarus, by UN Human Rights Committee

New York, Countries should heed the “clear pro-abolitionist spirit” towards the death penalty of one of the world’s most important treaties, a key UN independent human r ...

UN envoy on conflict-related sexual violence reports on visits to Iraq and Sudan

New York: A senior United Nations official has stressed the need to ensure survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Iraq are fully protected and that perpetrators are brought to j ...

Sudan: UN rights office laments crackdown on rights activists

New York, Dec 13 (JEN) The United Nations human rights office expressed deep concern on Fridayover a spate of detentions and prosecutions in Sudan which, it said, appeared aimed at “silen ...