1 Introduction This report documents and highlights some incidents that took place in South Kordufan (SK), Blue Nile (BN) states of Sudan and the situation of internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the two states based in Khartoum, it covers a period of six months from January to June 2016. The report is divided into three main interrelated parts. The first is introduction which consists of brief background of the conflict since it started in 2011 includes major steps took by the state which were affected the human rights situation, problem statement highlighting the main events of military campaigns and how they affected the human rights situation, the aim and objectives of the report, the scope of the report which consist of geographical and ethnic composition for the two states, the methodology used in gathering information/ data and the limitations and challenges faced while gathering information. The second part is the body of the report which contains the incidents that took place, divided according to incidents to arbitrary arrest, unlawful killing, sexual violence, civilians in conflict areas which cover the incidents that occurred given the state of insecurity. The last indicates some of the recommendations on calling all the fighting parties to stop violating the human rights and the appeal to regional/ international institutions to intervene. 2 About HUDO Human Rights and Development Organization (HUDO)1 is an independent, nongovernmental, non-partisan and non-profit making organization based in KampalaUganda. HUDO works towards the promotion of human welfare for vulnerable communities like the IDPs, Refugees in South Sudan and Uganda. HUDO also believes in achieving and promoting human welfare without racial, religious or gender discrimination. HUDO is currently undertaking monitoring of human rights situation in Sudan’s government controlled areas of SK and BN States as well as IDPs from the two areas. HUDO trains human rights monitors based in these areas in order to improve their capacity to monitor, document and report on violations and abuses taking place. HUDO’s mission is to bring human rights to life by producing and shaping human rights mechanism, raising awareness and enforcing practices that empower people to improve their own lives and the lives of others. 1 For more information about HUDO please visit: http://hudocentre.org/english/ 1

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