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Continued violations and spread of violence in East Jabbal Mara by the Janjaweed militia – 21st January and 22nd January 2015

21st January 2015

  • Some Janjaweed militia members attacked the village of Jabroona, east jabbal Mara, killed Idris Adam Abdalla Kabaro and Omer Abdeldaem, and looted 300 livestock heads and displaced all the village inhabitants to Shangel Tobaye.

  • Some Janjaweed militia members camped on the water source in Kotrong, east of Jabal Mara. At around 12:00 noon on the same day they killed Zakaria Hassan and Abdalla Ali Abdel Kareem, who came to irrigate their cattle, which were also looted.

  • Three members of the Rapid Support Force, at 10:00 AM attacked Vogoly village, killing Abakr and Hassan Abakr, who were grazing their cattle near the village. All the residents witnessed the killing but they were helpless.

22nd January 2015

  • Three members of the Rapid Support Force at 10:00 AM attacked the IDP female Khadiga Adam Hussein, in her farm near Gumaiza village, East Jabal Mara, trying to rape her and when she resisted them she was shot dead.

  • Some Janjaweed members kidnapped the IDP Adam Ishag, from Kagro camp, east Jabal Mara, asked his family to pay a ransom of SDG 40,000 to release him.

SUDO UK calls on the Government to disband the Rapid Support Forces as well as the Janjaweed as these are consistently committing human rights abuses in Darfur. All those individuals or groups responsible for committing human rights violations must be brought to justice.

SUDO UK calls on UNAMID to take strong action in order to fulfil its mandate, including its obligation to “prevent attacks against civilians, within its capability and areas of deployment, without prejudice to the responsibility of the Government of the Sudan”, and the requirement “to investigate and hold accountable those who are responsible, and promote efforts to disarm the Janjaweed and other militias”.