On October 19th 2020, an armed group burned down the IDP camps of Oum Assal, Babanousa and Om Zegerat in Gerida locality. Gerida locality is composed of a number of villages surrounding Gerida town, located in the south of Nyala city – the capital of South Darfur state. Gerida has a population of over one hundred …
OBITUARY: The invisible victims of armed militia attacks in Darfur Read More »
KHARTOUM: Central Khartoum Primary Court issued a verdict against five young artists who were found guilty of public annoyance stipulated in Article 69 of the Criminal Code and Article 77 on the disruption of public safety. They were sentenced to two months imprisonment and a fine of 5,000 SDG (the equivalent of 90,9 USD). This …
Women in Beliel Camp in South Darfur – Photo Credit: SIHA Archives “In the context of the crisis in Darfur, incidents of sexual violence are primarily targeted at displaced women and girls living in camps and peripheries of Darfur cities and towns [1].” In 2018, the UN and African Union joint mission in Darfur documented 122 …
Photography Credit: Ula Osman Tomorrow will mark exactly one year since the 3rd June massacre and mass rape of peaceful protesters at the Khartoum Sit-In and many other innocents in the surrounding areas. While we mourn the suffering of those who were attacked, we also celebrate their bravery and their accomplishments as a movement. Today …
Today, SIHA joins the women’s rights movement in Sudan commemorating the first Sudan Women Protest that was held on 31st March 2019. the women protest happened three days before the Khartoum massacre where hundreds of men and women were killed at the time and tens of women were raped, still awaiting justice . The women’s protest was …
LAUNCH OF THE SUDAN WOMEN CONVENING REPORT AND HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO Read More »
Khartoum –Sudan May 27/2020 The Attorney General of Sudan: Mr. Tag el-Sir el-Hibir: Subject: An urgent memo to deter gender-based violence (GBV) in Sudan Dear Sir the Attorney General: We, the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network, submit this memo to you based on our daily work, which …
SIHA SENDS URGENT MEMO TO DETER GBV IN SUDAN TO ATTORNEY GENERAL Read More »
With the pronouncement of Sudan’s move to outlaw FGM, SIHA problematizes this new development. In fact, SIHA asserts that we must not be blinded by the fact that Sudan still has the following active laws that impede on the rights of women and girls. Article 34 of the Personal Status Law paves the way for …
Art by: Hussein Mirghani In March 2020, the Sudanese government implemented measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a curfew from 6 pm to 6 am. Now the government has announced a 24-hour curfew, which will last three weeks, beginning on Saturday the 18th of April. On the other hand, it is known that …
THE STATE POLICIES IN SUDAN CONTINUE TO UNDERMINE WOMEN AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES Read More »
Artwork by Hussein Mirghani The latest global warnings and protection guidance regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been, in our view, a conversation amongst the privileged. The risk mitigation afforded by these prevention measures leaves out those who do not have access or only have limited access to 1) information 2) sanitizers/disinfectants, and 3) soap and clean …
DOS AND DON’TS: CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ADVICE DOES NOT SEE THE REALITY OF WOMEN IN SUDAN Read More »
For the first time, a Sudanese top-level official traveled to Kauda in the Nuba Mountains to meet with the leadership of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM North). The significance of this meeting is that this is the first time in decades that Sudanese formal leadership has met publicly with the rebel faction’s leadership inside …
