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Human Rights Abuses in Sudan Over the Month of March 20161 Overview Human Rights Abuses in Sudan over the Month of March 20161 Overview During the month of March 2016, SUDO (UK)’s network of human rights monitors have reported and verified 65 incidents of human rights abuses across Sudan involving nine Sudanese states, whilst one such abuse was recorded in South Sudan relating to the arrest of two prominent Sudanese politicians who had participated in the National Dialogue by the security services of the Government of South Sudan. Monitors submitted a further two reports verifying the presence of a heavily armed group in North Darfur that is allegedly linked to ISIS in Libya, in addition to the troop movement of the Rapid Support Forces in South Kordofan. Enclosed within the 65 reports pertaining to human rights abuses, SUDO (UK) has assessed that various forces under the authority of the Government of Sudan2 were responsible, as individual entities, for 50 instances of human rights abuses, whilst various militias known collectively as Janjaweed were responsible for ten abuses. Unknown parties committed five such abuses, the various armed opposition movements four3, and the South Sudanese security service one such abuse. Once again it is worth stressing that multiple actors colluded in various incidents resulting in the fact that multiple perpetrators can be responsible for the same incident, hence 70 perpetrators have been identified for 65 human rights abuses. The 65 reports detail the following: the death 37 civilians and the serious injury of 59; the rape of 14 females including nine minors; the arrest of 28 persons including one detainee being held in a toxic container at the Sudanese Armed Forces Headquarters in Demazin; 15 reports of aerial bombardment resulting in the minimum use of some 160 bombs; the direct targeting of 30 civilian villages, which have been identified by monitors leading to the destruction of 15 of those villages; five incidents pertaining to press freedom with four newspaper confiscations; three dispersions of peaceful protest; and the denial of external travel to five persons. 1 It is important to note that the number of specific human rights abuses recorded in this document certainly underestimates the total number of abuses and their effects on the civilian population. SUDO (UK) only uses information provided to it by its monitors. 2 Sudanese Air Force (15); NISS (12); Military Intelligence (9); Sudanese Armed Forces (5); RSF (4); Police (3); Government Officials (1); and NCP-Students (1). 3 SPLM-N (2); JEM-Gibril (1); and SLA-AW (1). Specific Incidents and Trends over the Month of March 2016 Government Aerial Bombardments in Blue Nile and South Kordofan SUDO (UK) received 12 verified reports (seven Blue Nile; five South Kordofan) containing information of aerial bombardments conducted by the Sudanese Air Force on civilian targets during the month of March. Monitors further identified the specific targeting of seven civilian villages – mostly under the pretext that they are in what is deemed SPLM-N territory – whilst a further 12 strikes targeted areas including Heiban and Azrag in South Kordofan. During these indiscriminate attacks seven civilians were killed and a further seven wounded. Though most attacks do not involve direct civilian casualties; they target civilian infrastructure including those relating to food security and livelihoods through the destruction of farmland and livestock. Such attacks furthermore subject civilians to trauma and psychological stress, all in an effort to undermine the capacity of civilians to survive and to force their displacement. Arrests and Targeting of the Residents of Buk Village, 100/120 Civilians Still Held in Containers During March monitors identified the arrest of seven civilians by Military Intelligence in Buk village, situated in Al-Tadamon locality in Blue Nile. All of those arrested were taken under the suspicion that they assisted members of the SPLM-N or the movement in general. Additionally, a group of SPLM-N soldiers attacked Buk village on the 10th March, after the arrests had taken place, and looted corn from a local trader. Reliable information that could be obtained on the whereabouts of those arrested state that they were taken to the Sudanese Armed Forces Headquarters in Demazin, infamously known for the inhumane manner in which detainees are detained by Military Intelligence in containers. One civilian arrested in March by the name of Al-Hadi Aworta El-Daw, is being held in a toxic container, something that was highlighted in interviews with former detainees in SUDO (UK)’s December report. One former detainee noted that “[t]hey would put us in solitary confinement in a small cell or detain us for three days in toxic containers which brought haemorrhages from the testes and gave us sores all over our bodies.” Further investigation by monitors note that there are somewhere between 100 and 120 civilians being held in containers in Demazin by Military Intelligence. Most of those detained are members of the Ingessana ethnic group. Attack on Media Freedom Monitors submitted four reports pertaining to Press Freedom involving five specific incidents, during which there were four newspaper confiscations and one raid on Madarat Publishing House, all of which occurred in Khartoum and were perpetrated by the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS). On the 14th March, NISS officers raided Madarat Publishing House confiscating money, files and computers, before arresting Abdelrahman Elyas, who was then subsequently released ten hours later. NISS officers furthermore confiscated the editions post-print of Al-Sudani (15th), Al-Ayam (22nd and 27th), and Al-Mustagilla (27th) newspapers. None of the aforementioned newspapers were provided with a reason as to why their papers were confiscated. Post-print confiscations occur often in Sudan and are considered to be a useful tactic by the authorities to financially punish and intimidate media outlets. The Sudanese media are rated in the 2016 World Press Freedom Index as the seventh least free media worldwide as compiled by Reporters Without Borders Incident Reports North Darfur 01/03/16 Janjaweed militiamen, dressed in military uniform and riding on the back of camels, raped nine minors from Zamzam IDP Camp as they sought to collect feed for their livestock in Rangla area, situated 15km north-west of Zamzam. Four of the nine raped, aged between 13 and 14, lost consciousness due to heavy bleeding. The minors were found in a critical situation by local villagers and were then taken to El-Fasher for treatment. The incident was reported to the police in Zamzam. 03/03/16 Janjaweed militiamen, numbering approximately 45 persons dressed in military uniform, assaulted and killed Abdelmajeed Suliman and Hawa Suliman as they were tending to their sheep east of Tabit near Galab and Hijair villages. Following their murder the perpetrators looted their livestock and fled the scene. 03/03/16 Rapid Support Forces militiamen, numbering six persons dressed in military uniform and riding a 4X4 vehicle, shot dead a mother and a son in Abuzaid Agricultural Scheme as they sought to collect firewood. The scheme is situated 20km south-west of Tabit. Monitors note that many residents later fled the area due to repeated attacks by militias. The names of the victims are as follows: 1. Um Al-Khair Adam Bakhit, 47, Fur; 2. Adam Bakhit Yahia, 16, Fur. The incident has been reported to the police. 04/03/16 The Sudanese Air Force dropped three bombs on Sori village, situated 20km west of Tabit, leading to the death of two civilians named below as: 1. Bothina Hamid Salih, 17, Fur; 2. Ismail Salih Omer, 36, Fur. The incident occurred at approximately 13:00. Monitors note that only 15 residents were present in the village at the time as most had previously fled following recent attacks by various militias. 05/03/16 Monitors report that on this date a group allegedly linked to ISIS in Libya arrived in Malha area in northern Darfur. The group in question is heavily armed and arrived on some 150-160 4X4 vehicles, protected by a contingent from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The group began to settle in the area; however, they were forced to relocate following protests from the local community. Consequently, the group have now moved to the Kutum area, where again protests have taken place concerning their presence. The group, consisting of multi-nationals including Sudanese, are settled in the Abdulshakour area close to Kutum, and they regularly travel to Kutum in order to buy from the market though they continue to be escorted by members of the RSF. 06/03/16 Six Janjaweed militiamen, dressed in military uniform and riding in a Landcruiser, severely beat a civilian by the name of Ahmed Shabaan Sabil, a 24 year-old displaced Fur, with sticks and rifles, 5km west of Kasab IDP Camp as he sought to collect feed for his livestock. The injured man was taken for treatment in Kutum, where a report was also submitted to the police. Monitors note that the militiamen in question came from west Jebel Marra and were under the authority of Hafiz Daoud, the nephew of Musa Hilal. 09/03/16 Four Janjaweed militiamen, dressed in military uniform and riding on the back of camels, assaulted and raped a 31 year-old Tunjur in Firma village, which is located 25km south-east of Korma. The victim was assaulted as she went to collect firewood outside of the village. She was raped alternately by the four militiamen until she lost consciousness, following which she was later found by her husband and taken for treatment in El-Fasher, where the incident was also reported to the police. The militiamen came from the direction of Um-Galbag, situated 15km south of Korma. 13/03/16 Janjaweed militiamen, under the command of Ibrahim Awadain, shot dead a civilian by the name of Al-Doma Yagoub Abdel Mulla, a 67 year-old Berti, inside his home in Al-Koayem village, which is situated 20km east of Tawila.
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