Sudan

Hundreds of thousands of civilians continue to suffer the effects of armed conflict and restricted access to humanitarian aid across Darfur and south Sudan.

In 2010 the conflict in Darfur escalated with attacks on villages resulting in thousands of newly displaced people.

Women living in and around camps for the internally displaced are at serious risk of sexual violence, which remains rife. Abductions and attacks on humanitarian convoys increased in 2010, while human rights violations continued to be committed with impunity.

Perceived critics of the government are arrested, tortured and prosecuted for exercising their rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly.

South Sudan became an independent state in July 2011, following following an overwhelming vote for separation in a January referendum.

For the latest Amnesty reports on Sudan see the AIUK website