Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM–N)

U.N. Report on South Sudan Paints Grim Picture

By Samuel Oakford
An interim human rights report released by the beleaguered U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan is being tentatively hailed by rights groups and observers who have pressured the mission to be more transparent with its findings.

A Complicated Calculus in South Sudan

By Samuel Oakford
Hours after forces ostensibly under Riek Machar’s command claimed victory in the strategic South Sudanese city of Bor, the former vice-president and once again rebel commander announced he would – after a week of postponement – send an envoy to upcoming peace dialogues in Addis Ababa with regional leaders and representatives of his one-time superior and comrade, President Salva Kiir.

Sudan Hits Hard at Female Activists

By Reem Abbas
More and more of Sudan’s female politicians and rights activists are being arrested and detained in the government’s clampdown on opposition political parties.


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