Missions/embassies in Sudan, institutes and individuals with information in order to enhance their efforts to improve the human rights situation in Sudan.  To lobby and engage the Sudanese Civil Society and other stakeholders in the process of human rights advocacy.  To study the human rights situation in the conflict zones of SK and BN in Sudan and come up with appropriate recommendations. 1.6 Scope of the report Sudan as a country consists of eighteen states and some of these states are under conflict. This report covers SK and BN in particular. South Kordufan state consists of seventeen (17) localities, some are located within a territory controlled by SPLA-N and others are under government control. Blue Nile State consists of seven (7) localities under government control with the presence of SPLA-N in four (4) localities. The violations and abuses documented in this particular report took place in SK, BN, White Nile and North Kordufan States. The following are towns and villages in SK State which were mentioned in this report; Albardab and Kadogli town in Kadogli locality; Abbasiya town, Baloula and Al-Sanadra village in Al-Abbasiya locality; Umbrambeta, Khor-Eldeleib, Elfaid Um-Abdalla, Ambeir, Sefaifeer, Gardod Zaharaa, Alsharak and Abu-Kershola in Abu-Kershola locality; Rashad town in Rashad locality; Al-Farshaya, Helat Elfaki, Elsebai, and Dilling town in Dilling locality while Bobaya village and Kujuria in Dilling locality but under SPLA-N control; Habilla in Habilla locality; Abu-Jibaiha in Abu-Jibaiha locality; Aleri Ghareib/ Aleri West town in Aleri locality; Talodi town in Talodi locality; Dalami town in Dalami Locality; Alkewaik town in Alkewaik locality; Kologi/ Kalogi in Gadeir locality; and Haiban town in Haiban locality that under SPLA-N control. In Blue Nile state this report covered the following; Damazin town in Damazin locality; Roseries town in Roseries locality; Bout town in Tadamon locality; Khartoum Belail, Amura area and Roro in Geisan locality; and Massfa village in Bau locality. Also the report highlights incidents that took place out of SK and BN States especially targeting IDPs like in Kosti town of White Nile State; Elobeid and Rahad in North Kordufan State. 4