2.4
Religious Rights
2.4.1 Tambul Christians denied a church
On 3rd January 2021, the Sudanese Christ Church in Tambul was burnt down by
unknown people. The church was built within a house of one of the church followers and
the roof of the church was made of grass and it had been there from 1992. According to
the church leaders, the number of the followers/ believers who worship from there is
about two hundred (200) people. The church members had submitted a request for
building a church but, their request was not accepted by the authorities (at local level)
and no intervention was made by the national level as religious and endowment ministry
(appendix - 3). Currently, the worshipers still conduct their services under the sun from
the same burnt church.
2.5
Other Kinds of Violations
Other kinds of violations in South Kordufan
2.5.1 Discrimination conduct by authorities in South Kordufan State
On 3rd January 2021 (From 03:00 AM to 12:00PM), many armed soldiers of Sudan
Armed Force (SAF), Police and Rapid Support Force (RSF) accompanied by a
prosecutor conducted a selective inspection exercise in Hajar Almac area specifically in
square 1 and 2. The inspection process was not conducted according to the public
announcement made by the military personnel using load speakers. According to the
announcement, the inspection was to take place in both Hajar Almac and Algardood
neighbourhoods of Kadogli town. But, the inspection was only carried out in Hajar
Almac’s square 1 and square 2 and it was only done on selected houses of some ethnic
groups18. During the search/inspection, soldiers confiscated some commodities/items
from houses. On that same day (evening), the state governor appeared in an official
video produced by the state television (TV) appreciating the inspection exercise.
According to three eyewitnesses, while the inspection was going on in square 1 and 2,
some residents of square 3 and 4 were moving items away from their homes 19. When
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Those squares are mostly inhabited by Nuba ethnicity and the selected houses were theirs.
Those squares are mostly inhabitant by Arabs and during the inspection of squares 1 and 2 they used tuktuks to
evacuate some items (people suspect to be stolen items) from their homes in fear of the inspection may include
their squares.
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