HUDO’s strategic vision is to build a cohesive, civilized and fair society that is stronger
where all human beings are equally valued, can fully participate socially, have equal
chances to succeed, treated with dignity and respect.
3 A Brief Background
Since 2011 when the war broke out in SK and BN, the State of Emergency was
declared in the two states by President Omer Elbashir, and then ministry of defense
announced series of military campaigns2.In August 2013 one of the government’s most
violent militias the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was transferred from ministry of defense
to National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) which is directly under the
president’s office3.In this case, the RSF was empowered, equipped and given more
authority in their operations, which stretch from Darfur to SK and BN, they have been
committing more atrocities. This contributed to the extreme violations, deterioration of
human rights, security and humanitarian situation.
Regrettably, there had been no progress achieved politically and in terms of
humanitarian aspect4. Although, the national dialogue in Khartoum finalized the
discussion and submitted their recommendation to the president Omer Elbashir. Later
the recommendations were published in Sudanese local media by president’s office
however; some of the people who participated in the national dialogue were not in
agreement with what was published5. They claimed that the paper had been altered and
modified.
The Conflict Analysis and Resolution expert, Adeeb Yousif commented that: "The
Sudan National Dialogue was faced many challenges in the absence of the real and
effective opposition groups most actively involved in the conflict. The conference
seemed to be for those groups who are loyal to the Government of Sudan (GoS) or
those that seek positions within the government. More legitimate people involved as
well. Many peace treaties that the GoS signed included political accommodation for
parties including the armed rebel groups, those agreements either collapsed or helped
to escalate civil wars by creating intertribal fights, eventually resulting in changing the
2
The decisive summer military campaign which announced by Sudan ministry of defense in 2013, renewed its
announcement in 2014 and 2015.
3
The real reality is that the Rapid Support Forces are the re-production of Janjaweed Militia using the same tactics,
unfortunately with more destructive power.
For more information please visit: http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article51083
4
The GoS is using the starvation of masses of people as a tool for domination: in Darfur, in South Kordofan and in
Blue Nile. By putting more and more restrictions on non-governmental organizations and expelling humanitarian
aid organizations.
5
http://smc.sd/2016/03/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7/
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