Category Archives: Sudan

‘We came here for education, nothing else’

Posted on 17 April 2012 by Conor Fortune

By Khairunissa Dhala, Amnesty International’s South Sudan Researcher and Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada Pariang refugee camp, South Sudan – 17 April 2012 Pariang refugee camp lies in a desolate part of South Sudan, an hour’s drive … Continue reading →

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‘We can run away from bombs, but we can’t run away from hunger’

Posted on 16 April 2012 by Conor Fortune

By Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada and Khairunissa Dhala, Amnesty International’s South Sudan Researcher Yida Refugee Camp, South Sudan – 16 April, 2012 For the past 10 months, some 20,000 refugees from Sudan’s conflict-ravaged Southern Kordofan State … Continue reading →

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Refugees tell of bombing in Sudan’s Blue Nile State: Part 2

Posted on 7 December 2011 by Mok

By Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s Crisis Researcher & Khairunissa Dhala, Amnesty International’s Campaigner for Sudan & South Sudan The Sudanese government is keeping Blue Nile State closed off to human rights NGOs and aid agencies, including the UN. The closest … Continue reading →

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Refugees tell of bombing in Sudan’s Blue Nile State: Part 1

Posted on 6 December 2011 by Mok

By Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s Crisis Researcher & Khairunissa Dhala, Amnesty International’s Campaigner for Sudan & South Sudan “Because of the bombing” is what every single one of the refugees told us when we asked why they had fled their … Continue reading →

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