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April 27, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese cabinet Tuesday approved the ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). In a statement released after its weekly meeting, the Council of Ministers announced the approval of the CEDAW and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol). The statement said the government entered reservations to articles 2, 16 and 29/1 withou...

The convention , often described as an international bill of rights for women, was adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly. It was instituted in September 1981 and has been ratified by 189 states. Sudan is one of six countries or territories that have not signed or ratified the convention. The others are Iran, Niue, Somalia, Tonga and the Holy See. Palau and the US have signed, but not ratified the agreement. Sudan’s previous government led by dictator Omar Al Bashir, who was ousted in A...

April 26 - 2021 DABANGA SUDAN Arrival of COVID-19 vaccines at Khartoum Airport, March 3 (Ahmed Salim Yeslam / UNICEF) The first quarter of 2021 ended with much optimism, as the Sudanese government and the SPLN-N El Hilu signed a in Juba, however it has been a turbulent three months economically. The adjustment of the exchange rate of the Sudanese Pound (SDG) to reflect the parallel market value has caused consumer prices to fluctuate, and done little to alleviate commo...

April 26 - 2021 KHARTOUM Detention cell in Sudan (file photo) The draft new Internal Security Agency Bill has provoked angry reactions from across Sudan’s political spectrum, complaining that that it grants the authority the right to arrest someone without a court order or warrant for two days, reminiscent of the powers granted to the security apparatus during the Al Bashir regime. The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) denounced the security bill proposed by the Minister of...

  April 11 - 2021 KHARTOUM The Friends of Sudan have marked the second anniversary of the overthrow of the Al Bashir regime on April 11, 2019 with a joint statement that hails “the Sudanese people’s courage and commitment to securing democratic governance, respect for human rights and peace”. On this day two years ago, Omar Al Bashir, who had ruled Sudan for 30 years, was deposed in a coup d’état. The Friends of Sudan group, which includes the USA, France, Germany, Britain, Ethiopia, ...

April 12 - 2021 KHARTOUM Poster with Freedom, Peace, and Justice painting (Social media) On the occasion of the second anniversary of the overthrow of the Al Bashir regime on April 11, 2019, the Sudanese Plastic Arts Association organised exhibitions in Khartoum and Omdurman. The exhibition in the Family Club park in Khartoum III was officially opened on April 6, while the one Omdurman Cultural Centre was inaugurated on Saturday. The exhibitions present photos and painti...

April 11 - 2021 KHARTOUM Celebrations in Khartoum after the overthrow of the Al Bashir regime in April 2019 (RD) The Friends of Sudan group has marked the second anniversary of the overthrow of the Al Bashir regime on April 11, 2019 with a joint statement that hails “the Sudanese people’s courage and commitment to securing democratic governance, respect for human rights and peace”. On this day two years ago, Omar Al Bashir, who had ruled Sudan for 30 years, was dep...

April 10 - 2021 EL GENEINA A building on fire in El Geneina as violent attacks continue to ravage the city (social media) The West Darfur Doctors Committee warned of continuing bloody violence in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, since its outbreak in the night of April 3, despite slight improvements in the overall security situation. In a statement yesterday, the doctors committee reported that the number of deaths documented by the committee since the start of th...

April 9 - 2021 EL GENEINA / KHARTOUM Darfuri gunmen (file photo) West Darfur Wali (governor) Mohamed El Doma reported yesterday that the number of victims of the ‘treacherous attacks’ on El Geneina has risen to 132 deaths and another 208 injuries. The wali explained that the attackers belong to ‘well-known militias’ affiliated with the former regime of dictator Omar Al Bashir. He said in a press conference that the shooting in El Geneina had stopped but that the ...

April 8 - 2021 EL GENEINA / KHARTOUM Attack on the Kerending camps in December 2019 that left at least 80 dead (RD) The West Darfur Doctors Committee revealed that another 37 people have been killed and another 59 wounded since Tuesday morning, bringing the total number of deaths caused by the recent tribal clashes in the state capital El Geneina to 87 and the total number of injuries to 191. Yesterday saw calm somewhat restored but the situation remains tense. The peopl...