Archive for October 4th, 2024

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04/10/2024

Sudan War: ‘Horror’ Grows as Reports of Summary Executions Emerge

Human Wrongs Watch

By Vibhu Mishra

()* — The UN-designated human rights expert on Sudan has called for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), along with their allied militias, to take immediate steps to protect civilians in greater Khartoum amid escalating violence and alarming reports of summary executions.

A mother and her child flee for safety amid ongoing clashes in Sudan.
© UNICEF/Proscovia Nakibuuka | A mother and her child flee for safety amid ongoing clashes in Sudan.
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The warning on Thursday [3 October 2024] comes as the SAF launched a major offensive last month to regain control of key areas currently held by the RSF. The two armies led by rival generals have been locked in a brutal power struggle since April 2023.

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04/10/2024

Armed Conflicts Put Children at an Increased Risk of ‘Grave Violations’ and of Being Trafficked

Human Wrongs Watch

Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of being trafficked similarly increases, including in transitional periods, a new UN study has revealed. 

Conflict in Syria has displaced thousands of people. (file)
© WFP | Conflict in Syria has displaced thousands of people. (file)
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The report – the first of its kind – analyses the links between child trafficking and the six grave violations against children caught up in war.
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They are recruitment and use, killing and maiming, rape and other forms of sexual violence, abduction, attacks on schools and hospitals, and denial of humanitarian access. 

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04/10/2024

Dominican Republic Orders the Expulsion of Thousands of Haitian Migrants

Human Wrongs Watch

By Oritro Karim

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 4 2024 (IPS)* – Over the past few months, the escalation of gang violence and mass displacement in Haiti have been of great concern for humanitarian organizations.
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Severe levels of armed violence have resulted in significant instability, with food insecurity, sexual violence, civilian casualities, and restricted freedom of movement plaguing the nation.

A recently displaced mother holds her child in a makeshift displacement shelter in Haiti. Credit: UNICEF/Maxime Le Lijour

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