SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Radio Dabanga - 'UN Human Rights Council should continue to monitor Sudan

16/7/2020: Radio Dabanga - 'UN Human Rights Council should continue to monitor Sudan

 Radio Dabanga report that the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) call on the UN Human Rights Council to maintain a form of monitoring and reporting on Sudan.

 FIDH and ACJPS expressed concern about ongoing attacks against civilians, IDPs and refugees in Darfur and other conflict areas, calling for “meaningful reform of the security sector, with the full participation of political actors and civil society, under the monitoring of and the assistance by the concerned regional and international bodies, – which should, among other things, clarify the Rapid Support Forces’ official status and fully integrate them into the Sudanese Armed Forces.“

 FIDH and ACJPS also called for Sudan’s transitional authorities to make a priority of women’s rights, including access to quality education and meaningful participation in decision-making processes.