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A Collaborative Civil Society Statement in Response to The Law of Various Amendments (Abolishing and Amending Provisions Restricting Freedom) – Exposing ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’
Sudanese women and men, with their various cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, participated in the movement of the glorious December 2019 revolution in a comprehensive and integrated manner. Women, who…
SIHA STATEMENT ON WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
Artwork by Akilu Temesgen Today marks the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Human Trafficking is an atrocious crime, which violates the basic rights and dignities that must be protected…
IS IT ACTUAL PEACE, OR IS IT JUST A DOCUMENT? #PeaceSitIns
Kabkabiya Sit-In – Darfur, 17th July 2020. Photography Credit: Ibrahim E. منداخلإعتصامكبكابيةبإقليمدارفور – 17 يوليو، 2020 – إبراهيم إ. During the current month of July a number of protest sit-ins…
CAUGHT BETWEEN COVID-19 AND CONFLICT – WOMEN AND GIRLS CONTINUE TO FACE SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN SOUTH SUDAN
Group of schoolgirls in South Sudan – Photo Credit: SIHA Archives When the peace agreement was signed with opposition forces in late 2018, many women and girls expressed their joy…
CONFLICT, FOOD INSECURITY, FLOODS, COVID-19, AND THE RISING THREAT OF GENDERED VIOLENCE – ANOTHER BURDEN ON HER SHOULDERS
Women in Mogadishu – Photo Credit: SIHA Archives In Somalia, cases of SGBV and domestic violence have increased significantly since the country began its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gender…
DARFUR STILL STANDS BETWEEN THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, ORGANIZED VIOLENCE, AND THE ABSENCE OF THE RULE OF LAW
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…
JUSTICE MUST PREVAIL | #BLACKLIVESMATTER
Art by: Khalid Hamid SIHA Network stands in solidarity with, and in admiration of the protestors on the frontlines of the #BLACKLIVESMATTER movement in their fight against police brutality and…
THE KHARTOUM MASSACRE: REFLECTING ON THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE THAT STILL GOES UNADDRESSED ONE YEAR LATER
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…
LAUNCH OF THE SUDAN WOMEN CONVENING REPORT AND HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO
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…
SIHA SENDS URGENT MEMO TO DETER GBV IN SUDAN TO ATTORNEY GENERAL
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…