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UN urges South Sudan warring factions to cease hostilities

9 years ago

Stéphane Dujarric. Photo: UN/Getty Images/File New York/Juba, April 30, 2017 (SSNA) — The United Nations has called on South Sudanese government and armed opposition forces to stop fighting along the…

US, Russia clash over South Sudan arms embargo

9 years ago

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Russian President Putin (right), American President Trump (left). Photo: Getty Images/File Juba/New York, April 25, 2017 (SSNA) — The United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Tuesday…

New Report Details Massive Corruption and Theft of Oil, Gold, and Land in Sudan

9 years ago

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Suddan’s al Bashir. Photo: africalegalaid.com/Getty Imgaes/File Policymakers from the U.S. and around the world should initiate a strategy that addresses root causes of Sudan’s violent kleptocracy Washington, D.C., April 25,…

The Sentry’s Brad Brooks-Rubin to Testify in Congress on Sudan Sanctions

9 years ago

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Brad Brooks-Rubin. Photo: jckonline.com House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee Hearing This Wednesday: The Sentry’s Brad Brooks-Rubin to Testify in Congress on Sudan Sanctions Washington, D.C., April 24, 2017 (SSNA) — Brad Brooks-Rubin, Policy…

South Sudan drops poisonous gas on rebel-held territories

9 years ago

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Photo: Jamii Radio Juba/Addis Ababa, April 15, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese government has dropped containers of toxic gas on rebel-held areas in Bieh State, a senior rebel military source told…

South Sudan troops carry out ‘ethnic killings’ in Wau

9 years ago

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Two SPLA soldiers stand guard in an undisclosed location. Photo: AFP Juba, April 10, 2017 (SSNA) — South Sudanese soldiers and government-sponsored militia groups have carried out what local residents…

“Border Control from Hell”: EU’s Migration Management Program Supports Brutal Militia in Sudan

9 years ago

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Photo: operationworld.org/File New report: Sudan using notorious militia to curb migration flows to Europe, EU risks being complicit in human rights abuses Washington, D.C., April 6, 2017 (SSNA) — A…

Enough Project’s Omer Ismail Tells US Congress to “keep up pressure on Sudan’s corrupt elite”

9 years ago

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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Photo: Getty Images/File Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing today: Enough’s Omer Ismail Tells Congress: Keep Up Pressure on Sudan’s Corrupt Elite Washington, D.C., April 4,…

Rights activist to speak on famine in South Sudan

9 years ago

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John Prendergast. Photo: Getty Images Washington, DC, April 3, 2017 (SSNA) — American human rights activist and Founding Director of the US-based Enough Project John Prendergast will speak on famine in South…

Enough Project’s Omer Ismail to Testify in Congress on Sudan Sanctions

9 years ago

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Omer Ismail. Photo: Alex Wong MEDIA ADVISORY Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing Tomorrow: Enough’s Omer Ismail to Testify in Congress on Sudan Sanctions Washington, D.C., April 3, 2017 (SSNA) — Tomorrow, Tuesday,…

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