Oder lernst du lieber neue Wörter? The United Nations has warned that the humanitarian situation in Sudan is worsening with further heavy rain and flooding expected in the coming days. A criminal investigation has also been opened against BNP in France for alleged complicity in the 1994 genocide of Rwanda's Tutsi minority. The Horn of Africa faces myriad crises. Talks between the ruling generals and the protest organisers, who have come together under the umbrella group Forces of Freedom and Change, initially showed little sign of progress, but they eventually came to an agreement. Their imprisonment was "very disappointing". A formal signing ceremony is due to take place on 17 August. Dort wird die Lage im Sudan erörtert und ein Resolutionsentwurf behandelt werden. Hier hast du beides in einem. While there has been no large-scale outbreak amongst UNHCR’s populations of concern, the need for preparedness is urgent. The movement reached a climax on 6 April, when demonstrators occupied the square in front of the military's headquarters to demand that the army force the president out. The public prosecutor said the amount had been enough to blow up the capital, Khartoum. Women released from detention told Human Rights Watch they were beaten and sexually harassed and threatened with rape. VideoSparks fly during police chase, The man who filmed his ordeal under rubble. Torrential rains are also causing flooding across the Sahel region of Africa. The strongman’s toppling, prompted by a sustained, peaceful campaign by a diverse and well-organised protest movement, raised hopes that the country might make a transition to more inclusive, civilian-led rule. Diese Sätze sind von externen Quellen und können mitunter Fehler enthalten. The TMC spokesperson denied government forces attacked protesters and claimed their operation was limited to criminal activity in an area near the sit-in. The Horn of Africa faces myriad crises. Alle unsere Wörterbücher sind bidirektional, das heißt du kannst Wörter in beiden Sprachen gleichzeitig nachschlagen. On June 3, government forces led by the RSF shot live bullets at protesters, beat them with sticks and batons, rounded up hundreds and subjected them to various forms of humiliation, including beating, rape and sexual assaults. But you're not white...' Video, 'You're an opera singer? Faction of rebel group Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu withdrew from peace talks 20 Aug, and holdout armed opposition Sudan Liberation Movement/Army faction led by Abdel Wahid al-Nur refused to take part. Demonstrators argued that Mr Bashir's regime was so deeply entrenched that it would take time to dismantle its political network and open the way for free and fair elections. Beyond the potentially devastating impact of COVID-19 on politics and the economy, the region is grappling with deeply troubled transitions, cross-border jihadism and remains a playground for great power competition. On August 1, RSF soldiers reportedly killed four more protesters in Omdurman. The UN says people in Sudan are in urgent need of shelter materials, drinking water, food, and medicine. Soudan.direct.news : site d'information et d'actualité, revue de pressedu Soudan. Read about our approach to external linking. he appeared on TV criticizing al-Bashir’s emergency declaration. On February 3, Ahmed al-Khair, a teacher in East Sudan, died while in NISS custody. The TMC's vice-president, Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, also known as Hemeti, flew to Saudi Arabia in June to meet the crown prince Mohamed Bin Salman, promising to stand with the kingdom against threats and continue sending Sudanese troops to help the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. Sudan’s judiciary and police are still staffed by loyalists of the old Omar The security forces have used brute force to strengthen the position of the generals. bab.la ist für diese Inhalte nicht verantwortlich. Alles was du über das Leben im Ausland wissen musst. They were later released without charges. The periods of protests both before and after al-Bashir’s ouster was marked by serious human rights violations against protesters, starting December 2018. Sudan has been in the midst of a political crisis since long-serving ruler Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in April. Their lawyer has appealed against their conviction. Sudanese took to the streets in towns across the country in December to protest price hikes and demanded President Omar al-Bashir step down. .css-8h1dth-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-8h1dth-Link:hover,.css-8h1dth-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking. More than half a million people have already been affected and thousands have been displaced. On January 22, authorities revoked permits of reporters working with Al Jazeera, al-Arabiya and Anadolu news agency. But tens of thousands of protesters returned to the streets a few weeks later to stage the biggest demonstration since Mr Bashir's overthrow. The Horn of Africa faces myriad crises. In this Episode, Host Alan Boswell and David Mozersky, co-founder of Energy Peace Partners and a former Crisis Group project director for the region, discuss the conflict in Darfur, UN climate goals and the international community’s carbon footprint. Witnesses and his family found signs of torture on his body, according to media. A council of generals assumed power on 11 April but it has struggled to return normality to the country. Elections to be held at the end of that period, A sovereign council, cabinet and legislative body will be formed, A general will head the council for the first 21 months, a civilian for the remaining 18, Sovereign council will have 11 members (5 civilian and 5 military nominees plus one agreed by consensus), A prime minister, nominated by the pro-democracy movement, will head the cabinet, The ministers of defence and interior will be chosen by the military, The other positions will be taken by pro-democracy candidates, Sovereign council and cabinet members barred from running for election. The AU suspended Sudan as a member of the pan-African body after 3 June crackdown, saying it will be reinstated only after a civilian-led transitional authority is established. Protesters chanted slogans and called for peace, justice, and civilian rule, as a young man recites a poem, June 19, 2019. All three countries urgently need to make concessions for a deal. arrested in August after their play rehearsal was disrupted by attackers. Human rights campaigners say The protests broadened into demands for the removal of Mr Bashir - who had been in charge for 30 years - and his government. In September, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution to continue the work of the Independent Expert on human rights in Sudan for another year. Sudan has failed to investigate other allegations of torture by national security officials and has yet to ratify the Convention Against Torture, which it signed in 1986. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. It showed that members of the regime of outed President Omar al-Bashir still held power, he said. In response to the protests starting in December, National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) officials arrested and rounded up protesters, opposition members, and activists. French When the military took power in April, demonstrators stayed put outside its headquarters and insisted that it transfer authority to a civilian administration. The Situation économique being used to suppress freedom of expression. Sudan matters not least because it sits in one of the most geostrategic locations on the continent, straddling the Horn and North Africa, with a long Red Sea coastline, and serving as a historical bridge between North and sub-Saharan Africa. ago. 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The UN Security Council failed to press Sudan to cooperate with the ICC for the surrender of the al-Bashir and four other fugitives sought on alleged Darfur crimes, despite having referred the situation to the ICC in 2005. case against them centred on chants they sang while in police custody. Schon gewusst? After al-Bashir’s ouster, authorities allowed media coverage of protests for several weeks, but on May 31, they shut down Al Jazeera offices. Following months of protests, Sudan’s president for 30 years, Omar al-Bashir, was ousted in April and replaced by a military council. Conditions in prison were bad, including a shortage of beds, he said. Sudan declared an open-ended unilateral ceasefire in Darfur and the other conflict zones. 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Alle Rechte vorbehalten. al-Bashir regime, and that oppressive laws put in place at the time are still The EU also condemned the June 3 violence against protests and in late July suspended projects related to migration and border control, which are part of the EU-Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative, known as “Khartoum Process.” The program had prompted fears that EU was supporting the RSF to carry out-migration control. Armenia and Azerbaijan fight over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, Meng Wanzhou: The PowerPoint that sparked an international row, Sir David Attenborough warns world leaders over extinction crisis, Asda: UK billionaire brothers edge ahead in race to buy supermarket. © 2020 BBC. bab.la ist für diese Inhalte nicht verantwortlich. Here are seven crisis spots where it can make a positive difference for peace. Through field research and advocacy with Sudanese and international actors in the region, we aim to reduce the likelihood of conflict inside Sudan and encourage a genuine transition to more inclusive governance by Khartoum and an attendant shift toward positively engaged regional and international relations. Outside powers should press the military to adhere to its power-sharing pact with the opposition. Ethiopia is building a mighty dam on the Blue Nile, promising economic benefits for both itself and Sudan. Another six artists were given the same sentences for the same offences, but in a separate trial. However, conditions improved after the public launched a "solidarity campaign", and he now even had access to a phone, Kuka added. On July 29, RSF soldiers shot at high school students in al-Obeid, North Kordofan protesting price hikes and poor transportation services killing five of them, according to media reports. Many detainees were not allowed family visitation or access to lawyers. The UN says in an area called Foro Baranga, more than 2,000 farms have been completely submerged, 300 homes have collapsed and large numbers of livestock have drowned. The TMC declined to hand al-Bashir over to the ICC but try him in Sudan in on corruption and money laundering charges. US 2020 election: Can Trump release his tax returns? The military and pro-democracy movement have … Following negotiations between the military leaders and opposition groups, a transitional government led by a “sovereign council” composed of military and civilian members replaced the military council in August. Over one third of South Sudan’s estimated 12 million citizens are displaced, while more than half of the population is affected by the crisis, and nearly two million IDPs are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. By 12 October, Washington will decide whether the steps Sudan has taken qualify it for lifting some U.S. sanctions. Le Conseil a prit cette mesure en réaction au regain de violence, à l’escalade des tensions et au déplacement des populations dans la zone d’Abiyé au moment où le Soudan du Sud se préparait à déclarer officiellement, le 9 juillet 2011, son indépendance du Soudan. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, Libya to the northwest, Chad to the west, the Central African Republic to the southwest, South Sudan to the south, Ethiopia to the southeast, Eritrea to the east, and the Red Sea to the northeast. In this episode, Alan Boswell is joined by Harry Verhoeven, a leading academic expert on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to discuss everything from the politicisation of the dam to environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity in the Nile Basin. The complaint was filed by nine Sudanese victims, backed by rights groups, a year ago and it concerns crimes that occurred between 2002 and 2008, particularly in the Darfur region. Belarus: Svetlana Alexievich, Nobel winner and opposition figure, goes to Germany, Michael Gove: Brexit provisions to stay in Internal Market Bill. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. See earlier post: What was their 'crime'? Sudan’s post-Bashir transition holds the promise of civilian rule but also perils, among them renewed insurgency, economic stagnation and backsliding into autocracy. In the worst such case, dozens of people were killed - and some had their bodies thrown into the River Nile - in a crackdown on protesters in the capital, Khartoum on 3 June. On June 30, the anniversary of al-Bashir’s assumption of power, RSF soldiers opened fire on protesters calling for justice for June 3 victims, as they crossed a bridge linking Khartoum and Omdurman, killing eight. An investigating magistrate will decide after the probe whether to bring the bank before a court. Hajooj Kuka is a member of the Oscars academy. But the army is not a unified force in Sudan. We call on Sudan’s Transitional Military Council and the Rapid Support Forces to desist from violence and we call for resumed contact with the Forces for Freedom and Change with the aim of a civilian-led transition that leads to timely elections and free expression of the will of the Sudanese people. They were Weeks of torrential downpours have led to flooding in all but one of Sudan's 18 states. Nine journalists were briefly arrested on December 26 by the NISS while gathered outside the headquarters of the independent Sudanese newspaper Al-Tayar in protest against harassment of the media. Beispielsätze. Beispielsätze für "Soudan" auf Deutsch. Government security forces responded with lethal violence, shooting live ammunition at unarmed protesters, beating and arresting hundreds and killing scores of people between December and April. © 2019 Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images. alleged attackers have not been apprehended. Six Sudanese artists have been sentenced to two months in jail at the central Khartoum court following charges of public nuisance and disruption of public The United States remains firmly committed to working with the people of Sudan, along with our international partners, in pursuit of a peaceful solution in Sudan. Five of their colleagues including acclaimed Sudanese filmmaker Hajooj Kuka received the same sentence a week The strongman’s toppling, prompted by a sustained, peaceful campaign by a diverse and well-organised protest movement, raised hopes that the country might make a transition to more inclusive, civilian-led rule. June 5, 2019. The father of one victim said he believed his son died from torture. Authorities also reported an increase of Eritrean refugees,  estimating that half of these new arrivals migrate to other countries,  making them vulnerable to human trafficking and smuggling. Diese Sätze sind von externen Quellen und können mitunter Fehler enthalten. A spokesman for the security forces said there were fears that dissidents might have been preparing a campaign of sabotage against the Sudanese transitional government, though he did not present any evidence for his claim. La situation du Soudan sera débattue et un projet de résolution sera envisagé. Local boats have been used to rescue people who were stranded as a result of the flash floods. Copyright © IDM 2020, soweit nicht anders angegeben. Read about our approach to external linking. Another three bodies were found the next day in Omdurman covered with banners used in protests, with blood stains on their bodies and a megaphone near where the bodies were found. Correction: This post has been amended to clarify that Hajooj Kuka was jailed last week. Share this page on: Close. In Red Sea state’s capital Port Sudan, clashes between Nuba and Beni Amer tribes 9-12 Aug left at least 34 dead; authorities imposed curfew 9-17 Aug and govt 13 Aug deployed over 100 RSF paramilitary to stamp out violence, at least 85 arrested. Sudanese took to the streets in towns across the country in December to protest price hikes and demanded President Omar al-Bashir step down.