SUDAN: UN EXPERT VOICES CONCERN AT HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN KORDOFAN, BLUE NILE STATES

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SUDAN: UN EXPERT VOICES CONCERN AT HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN KORDOFAN,
BLUE NILE STATESNew York, Jun 21 2013 4:00PMWhile welcoming overall
positive human rights developments in Sudan, an independent United
Nations expert today expressed concerns about specific situations in
Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan states, which have been plagued
by ongoing clashes and hostilities.

Wrapping up his third visit to Sudan, Mashood Adebayo Baderin, Special
Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Sudan, acknowledged the
Government's commitment to meet its international human rights
obligations, but stressed that major challenges still need to be
addressed.

In a <"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13478&LangID=E">press
release issued by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human
Rights (OHCHR), Mr. Baderin also urged the international community to
provide technical assistance and capacity building to the Sudanese
authorities.

On Darfur, Mr. Baderin highlighted the upsurge in inter-tribal
conflict and clashes between the armed groups and Government forces
which have resulted in a climate of insecurity and forced
displacement.

"The effects of all these skirmishes in South Darfur have translated
to an increase of new arrivals of displaced persons in different IDP
[internally displaced persons] camps, including 4,500 new people in
the Otash camp over the last one month and half alone," said the
expert. While visiting the camp, Mr. Baderin noted the terrible living
conditions, especially for women and children.

"The tents are inadequate and most of the new IDPs have resorted to
using local material to construct make-shift shelter. They need
immediate help and attention to avoid a humanitarian disaster in view
of the impending rainy season," he stressed.
Mr. Baderin condemned the violations of human rights and humanitarian
law perpetrated by parties to the conflict in South Kordofan, citing
the shelling last Friday in the state capital, Kadugli, of a UN
logistics base.

That incident, which was also condemned by UN Secretary-General
Ban-Ki-moon and the members of the Security Council, left one
Ethiopian peacekeeper dead and two injured as a result of the shelling
on the base, which serves as a hub for the UN Interim Security Force
for Abyei (UNISFA), an oil-rich area contested by South Sudan and
Sudan.

Following a closed-door briefing yesterday to the Security Council in
New York, Valerie Amos, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, told
reporters that she had drawn the 15-member body's attention to the
complex humanitarian situation in Sudan, where 4.4 million people
needed assistance.

She said that in the past year, some 300,000 people had fled fighting
in Darfur and in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, and 1 million
people were affected by the violence there with reports of shelling on
all sides of the conflict.

For his part, Mr. Baderin said that rebel attacks in Abu Kershola,
South Kordofan, and in UmRowaba, North Kordofan, seriously affected
innocent civilians and resulted in human rights violations and
displacements "which are very worrying."

While noting some positive developments in Blue Nile state, including
the significant improvement in humanitarian access to
Government-controlled areas, he voiced concern about civilians trapped
in rebel-controlled regions as a result of the fighting between
national forces and armed groups.

"I have received reports that the humanitarian situation in these
areas continue to deteriorate as a result of the belligerent
activities of the parties to the conflict," said the expert, adding
that he had also been informed that many displaced and vulnerable
civilians have been forced to move further south without access to
basic necessities such as water and food.

Welcoming the launch of a ten-year National Action Plan on Human
Rights on 19 June, he acknowledged the Government's commitment to meet
its international human rights obligations and the release of some
opposition political detainees since his last visit.

At the same time, Mr. Baderin reiterated his call for the Government
to protect the rights to press freedom, as well as the freedoms of
expression and assembly. "These rights are integral to the creation of
an enabling environment that allows for civic participation in the
country…without fear of reprisals from authorities," he said.

Independent experts, or special rapporteurs, are appointed by the
Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council to examine and report back, in an
unpaid capacity, on specific human rights themes. Mr. Baderin will
present his findings and recommendations in a comprehensive report to
the Council in September 2013.Jun 21 2013 4:00PM
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