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Election observers must monitor human rights during Sudanese elections

Posted by Amnesty International on 18/03/2010

Friday 19 March 2010 An increase in harassment, arbitrary arrests, detentions, torture or other forms of ill-treatment by security forces is anticipated ahead of April's elections. ...

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Mental health in post-conflict Southern Sudan

Posted by B. Roberts on 07/03/2010

Sudan's two decades of civil war, which ended in 2005, involved widespread violence and large-scale forced migration. This had traumatic impacts ...

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Sudan: Is ICT all it's cracked up to be?

Posted by Rebekah Heacock on 04/03/2010

The Financial Times recently reported that a multimillion dollar World Bank plan to supply Juba, the capital of Southern Sudan, with computers and Internet access has fallen through. The news forces the question: is the hype surrounding information and communication technology (ICT) justified?

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'Beyond School Books' - a podcast series on education in emergencies: Podcast #21: Sudanese child soldiers

Posted on 03/03/2010

NEW YORK, USA, 1 March 2010 – As a teenager, Abraham Kur Achiek served in the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), the rebel group that fought Sudan's Government for more than20 years. Today, he's in his thirties and working as a Child Protection Of ...

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EU: Review Rights Climate for Sudan Elections

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 02/03/2010

(New York) - The European Union Election Observation Mission to Sudan should consider the impact of ongoing human rights abuses and insecurity on the elections process, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the mission on March 2, 2010. read more

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