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The counting of votes has just started in Sudan in elections that are so crucial to the future of the country. We can here provide a couple of ‘on the ground’ updates on the Sudanese elections from local peacebuilders, one from Juba, one from Jonglei: Juba As the voting kicked off on the 11th of [...]
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Sudan Election Updates from Juba and Jonglei State
Sudan’s April Elections
National elections in Sudan are due to be held in April. Although despite being a key part of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), elections have been delayed three times already, and the April date is by no means guaranteed. Many believe that the US is pressing the parties of the CPA to postpone the election, [...]
ICC to consider genocide charges against al-Bashir
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court has today ruled that the decision not to consider charges of genocide against Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan, was wrong. In March last year the Pre-Trials Chamber of the ICC (the division responsible for the confirmation of charges & issuing of arrest warrants), decided to issue an arrest warrant against [...]
South Sudan Centre for Conflict Resolution (SSCCR)
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005 ended 22 years of civil war which caused massive destruction and suffering, as well as significant displacement of the different ethnic groups of north and south Sudan (Dinkas, Nuer, Shilluk and Murle, among others). The conflict between the ethnic groups, government and militias was fuelled by the significant oil [...]
Paralegal and Human Rights Centre
The Paralegal and Human Rights Centre provides legal services, facilitates conflict resolution and spreads knowledge of human rights law and the benefits of the Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). The centre conducts seminars on the CPA which cut through the legal jargon and gives communities a chance to know the legal points the CPA refers [...]
Women’s Association AYA (AZZA)
AZZA recognises women and young people are often the main victims of the conflict in Sudan. The young are easily persuaded into becoming involved in the conflict, whilst women see their husbands and sons lost in the fighting and have a strong desire to see an end to the violence. AZZA provides training to both [...]
Human Security Initiative Organisation (MAMAN)
The overall objective of MAMAN is the protection and promotion of human security in Sudan. This is achieved through supporting and directing programs, project research and developing organisational capacity in areas such as small arms proliferation, the creation of a culture of peace and conflict resolution and the protection of human rights including an end [...]
Collaborative for Peace in Sudan (CfPS)
The Collaborative for Peace in Sudan was formed at an event organised by Peace Direct and PACT in Khartoum in September 2006, at which 17 Sudanese peacebuilding organisations met to learn about each others’ work. Participants quickly realised how much they had in common, drew up a nine-point action plan and founded the Collaborative for [...]
Babiker Badri (Scientific Association for Women’s Studies)
Babiker Badri works to empower Sudanese women, promoting greater equality and participation in community life. It also challenges the practice of female genital mutilation, encourages women to act as advocates for gender equality and helps women pursue income-generating activities. Enjoying a particularly good reputation as the oldest women’s training association in Sudan, Babiker Badari operates [...]
Conflict Timeline
1899: Sudan comes under British/Egyptian rule. 1916: Sultanate of Darfur incorporated into Sudan. 1955:First civil war begins between the South and North. 1956: Sudan achieves independence. 1958: General Abbud leads the first military coup against the civilian government. 1962: Civil war breaks out in the predominately Christian region of the South. 1964: The ‘October Revolution’ [...]
