Research
South Sudan
Armed Conflict
This report focuses on the situation of Sudan’s refugees in South Sudan. It documents the human rights violations they have faced due to ongoing conflict in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, and the human rights abuses and humanitarian challenges that confront them in the refugee camps to which they...
June 7, 2012
Research
South Sudan
Armed Conflict
More than 100,000 inhabitants of Abyei were displaced by renewed conflict in the disputed region in May 2011. Their homes and properties were looted and burned to the ground and they now remain stranded in dire conditions in makeshift camps in South Sudan where they suffer from lack of food, clean...
December 20, 2011
Research
South Sudan
Armed Groups
On 9 July 2011, South Sudan will become Africa’s 54th state. The new Republic of South Sudan faces enormous challenges, with its legacy of prolonged civil war and severe underdevelopment. However, South Sudan can and should take many immediate steps that do not depend on long-term assistance to...
June 30, 2011
Research
South Sudan
International Organizations
As South Sudan approaches independence on 9 July 2011, Amnesty International and the Association for Media Development in Southern Sudan (AMDISS), urge the Interim Constitution of South Sudan Review Commission to strengthen South Sudan’s commitment to human rights by including all economic, social...
April 13, 2011