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ICRC to continue teaching laws of war to Sudanese Armed Forces

January 22, 2020 Press Releases, Sudan

Press release, ICRC January 22nd, 2020 (SSNN) – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with respect to the ICRC’s support to the SAF for the teaching and integration of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) within their Armed Forces. The document was first signed in 2008. It […]

NAS praises its leadership after releasing 23 people, stresses importance of International Human Rights Law

January 3, 2020 Newsbeat, South Sudan

Leader of South Sudan's National Salvation Front (NAS) General Thomas Cirilo appears during an interview in Addis Ababa, Ethioia in 2017 (Photo credit: Getty Images)

January 4th, 2020 (SSNN)—The National Salvation Front (NAS), a Non-signatory faction to the R-ARCSS fighting government forces in Central and Western Equatoria and headed by General Thomas Cirillo Swaka – has congratulated its leadership on abiding by International Human Rights Law by releasing 23 people including children under its custody. “The leadership of National Salvation Front (NAS) would like to […]