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Aerial bombardments should “cease immediately”

    NAIROBI

    The United Nations Commission on Human Rights expressed concern at human rights violations by the Sudan government, including restrictions on freedom of religion, expression, association, and peaceful assembly. It also pointed to arbitrary arrests, detention without trial, and cases of torture. The Commission - which concluded its fifty-seventh session in Geneva on 27 April - said it welcomed the cooperation Sudan had extended the UN Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights.

    The statement called on all parties to the Sudan conflict to respect and protect human rights, put in place an effective cease-fire, and stop using weapons against civilian populations. The government should “cease immediately” all indiscriminate aerial bombardments of the civilian population. It called on the southern-based Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) to abstain from using civilian premises for military purposes.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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