منظمة حقوق االنسان والتنمية
Human Rights and Development Organization
(HUDO)
Appeal (9)
Very Urgent Appeal
Genocide and Massacre against Lafoufa Tribe in Al-Leri
Al-Leri is small town consist of two parts east and west separated by hill, it is
now capital of Al-Leri locality (in a past it is part from Talodi locality), it is
(56) km east Talodi.
The indigenous group are Lafoufa and Talsa, there are Arab tribes (Kawahla
and Hawazma) as far other tribes now a day exist.
Lafoufa is the biggest tribe within Al-Leri.
On (22nd of October 2012) at Aradeeba village (30 km NE Al-Leri) loaded by
people and goods coming from Abu Jibaiha to Al-Leri, attacked by armed
group which resulted four deaths. When the trail lead to Al-Leri hill, the
governmental military and defense force gathered and climbed the hill on (23rd
of October 2012). The armed group made ambush for them resulted on sixteen
deaths and some injured among the governmental one. Then the governmental
authorities asked for more soldiers, when they climbed found the armed group
went out the hill. Immediately after the governmental troop came down they
react against the civilian from Lafoufa tribe by burning the houses of Lafoufa
tribe as many among them arrested male and female (the governmental military
thought the armed group are SPLA and they believed on Lafoufa tribe as their
supporter), also some were killed, among them:
Adam Jojo, Mc of Lafoufa (top community leader) and is one of
the richest people in Al-Leri, his shops looted under defense force
supervising and his lories, tractors and houses confiscated by the
governmental military.
Hejab Alfaki
Some of the people arrested are:
Abdalla Jojo
Male
Hawa Elkoura
Female
Kella Marzouq
Female
Noura
Female
Adam Teela
Male
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