Acronyms ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights APII 1977 Geneva Convertions Additional Protocol II - 1977 AU African Union BN Blue Nile CRD Civil Rights Defenders GIS General Intelligence Services ICC International Criminal Court HUDO Human Rights and Development Organization IDPs Internally Displaced Persons/People IGAD Intergovernmental Authority on Development IHL International Humanitarian Law IHRL International Human Rights Law RSF Rapid Support Forces NGO Non Governmental Organization SAF Sudanese Armed Forces SK South Kordofan UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights UN United Nations UNSC United Nations Security Council OHCHR Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 3