HUDO Centre No. H.K/UA/14/020
21st December 2020
URGENT APPEAL SAF AND RSF SOLDIERS ATTACKED AND INJURED RESIDENTS OF BOBAYA
VILLAGE, SUDAN
Within three days, a group of SAF and RSF soldiers attacked Bobaya village
twice and as a result, three people (residents) were injured. These cases were
reported at Dilling police but there was no response. The residents fear that
more attacks may occur. On 16th December 2020, seven (7) armed soldiers some
dressed in Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) uniform and others in Rapid Support Force
(RSF) uniform with face-masks attacked farmers in Bogaya village. The farmers
were attacked while they were at their farms. As a result of the attack, two
farmers were injured. The names of the injured farmers are; 1. Mr. Daoud Austa
Nimir (40 years old), his left arm seriously injured with multiple fractures.
He was given first aid at Dilling hospital and later transferred to Khartoum
hospital. 2. Mr. Ibrahim Bashir Melaise (42 years old), was injured in the
right leg. On 18th December 2020, seven (7) armed soldiers dressed in SAF and
RSF uniforms attacked Bobaya cattle keeping area (Zareeba). They shot the
herdsman named Mr. Muhsein Hamdan Suliman (19 years old) on his abdomen. The
victim was taken by his family to Dilling hospital where he is getting medical
treatment. The two cases were reported at Dilling police but there were no
further investigations. This raised fear among residents that more attacks may
happen. The residents believe that the attacks were made by the same group.
HUDO is very concerned about the situation and lives of civilians in conflict
areas and calls upon;
· Sudan government at state
and central level to urgently investigate the state of insecurity in South
Kordufan/ Nuba Mountains and to solve it urgently.
· Sudan government to
ensure that police executes their duties responsibly and observe the rule of
law. · Sudan government to
ensure the protection and safety of people in conflict areas.
· Sudan government to
control its troops, dissolve and disarm the government militias.
· Sudan government to
respect its international obligations towards their citizens. HUDO Centre More
information Bobaya is a village in Dilling locality of Nuba Mountains/ South
Kordufan State. The village is in a distance of 15 km South of Dilling town.
Currently, there is a lot of insecurity in Nuba Mountains/ South Kordufan State
than before. For instance, within this month (December) many incidents took
place around the state, like;
· On 2nd December 2020, two
farmers were shot dead and another one was seriously injured by RSF soldiers at
Elefain village near Kadogli. They were killed because they did not allow the
perpetrators to graze cattle on their gardens. The case was reported at Kadogli
police.
· On 3rd December 2020,
unknown people shot live bullets/ ammunition at a moving commercial truck at
Dar-Elsalaam Alkush village near Abu-Jibaiha of Nuba Mountains but the driver
did not stop. The case was reported at Abu-Jibaiha police.
· On 7th December 2020, Mr.
Ali Mohammed Zaitouna (a driver) was shot dead and the passengers onboard were
robbed by armed PDF soldiers in Al-Abbasiya locality. This case was filed
against anonymous at Al-Abbasiya police.
The affected rights: Right to life
· Article (44) Sudan
Transition Constitutional Document 2019
· Articles (6)International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights read with article (3) in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights