04.06.2008 - Source: US Department of State

Sudanese women and girls are trafficked within the country and to Middle Eastern countries; militia groups in Darfur abduct women for forced labour and sexual exploitation; thousands of Dinka and Nuba children and women have been abducted and enslaved ("Trafficking in Persons Report 2008") [ID 23838]

"Sudanese women and girls are trafficked within the country, as well as possibly to Middle Eastern countries such as Qatar, for domestic servitude.

In 2007, Greek law enforcement authorities identified a female sex trafficking victim from Sudan. [...]

Militia groups in Darfur, some of which are linked to the government, abduct women for short periods of forced labor and to perpetrate sexual violence.

Forcible recruitment of adults and particularly children by virtually all armed groups involved in Sudan's concluded north-south civil war was commonplace; thousands of children still associated with these forces await demobilization and reintegration into their communities of origin.

In addition to the exploitation of children by armed groups during the two decades-long northsouth civil war, thousands of Dinka women and children were abducted and subsequently enslaved by members of the Missiriya and Rezeigat tribes during this time.

An unknown number of children from the Nuba tribe were similarly abducted and enslaved.

A portion of those who were abducted and enslaved remained with their abductors in South Darfur and West Kordofan and experienced varying types of treatment; others were sold or given to third parties, including in other regions of the country; and some ultimately escaped from their captors.

While there have been no known new abductions of Dinka by members of Baggara tribes in the last few years, inter-tribal abductions continue in southern Sudan, especially in Jonglei and Eastern Equatoria states."

Document(s): Country Narratives: S through Z
Full Report

11.03.2008 - Source: US Department of State

Government is allegedly responsible for politically motivated disappearances; abduction of Dinka women; abduction of women and children ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007") [ID 22818]

"There were continued allegations that the government was responsible for politically motivated disappearances, including those of persons suspected of supporting rebels, especially in Darfur.

An estimated 15,000 Dinka women and children were abducted, mainly from 1983 to 1999; thousands of these remained unaccounted for at year's end.

Observers believed that some of those abducted in the past were sold into de facto slavery as forced laborers, while others were drafted into the military.

In some cases the abductees escaped or eventually were released or ransomed; in other cases they were killed. [...]

Rebel forces in Darfur reportedly abducted persons, including government officials and humanitarian aid workers.

There also were reports of periodic intertribal abductions of women and children in eastern Upper Nile and Jonglei states.

The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) kidnapped children in Uganda and brought them into Southern Sudan.

For example, on March 28, armed men alleged to belong to the LRA abducted six girls ranging in age from 12 to 17 years old. The girls remained missing at year's end."

Document(s): Open document

11.03.2008 - Source: US Department of State

Fighting between Dinka, Murle and Nuer or among Nuer tribes resulted in killing of several hundred persons ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007") [ID 24208]

"In August fighting between Murle and Nuer groups resulted in over 80 deaths. [...]

Fighting between ethnic groups, such as between Dinka and Nuer or among Nuer tribes resulted in the killings of several hundred persons during the year."

Document(s): Open document

19.10.2007 - Source: ReliefWeb

Information on clashes between "White Army" and SPLA in Jonglei State; on animosity between Nuer and Dinka ("Responses to pastoral wars"), Autor: Small Arms Survey [ID 24211]

"Between December 2005 and May 2006 the SPLA administered a coercive civilian disarmament campaign in northern Jonglei State.

The campaign was initiated at the request of communities who needed to negotiate access to cattle camps.

It sought to remove weapons from local pastoralist groups, primarily the Lou Nuer, many of whom perceived it as a political crackdown.

The history of animosity between the Nuer and the Dinka, who have dominated the ranks of the SPLA, may have compounded this suspicion.

From the beginning, the initiative encountered resistance from the Lou Nuer "White Army" militias - semiorganized groupings of armed young men who protect cattle and conduct raids on neighbouring tribes.

In the course of the disarmament programme more than 3,000 weapons were collected, and an estimated 1,600 White Army and SPLA soldiers were killed - approximately one death for every two weapons seized.

The bloodshed was attributed to poor planning and implementation, and limited buy-in from local chiefs and communities."

Document(s): Report

08.03.2006 - Source: US Department of State

An estimated 15 thousand Dinka women and children have been abducted, mainly from 1983 to 1999 ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005") [#46041],  [ID 12318]

"An estimated 15 thousand Dinka women and children have been abducted, mainly from 1983 to 1999; between 10 thousand and 12 thousand of these, primarily Dinka, remained unaccounted for at year's end. Observers believed that some of those abducted in the past were sold into de facto slavery as forced laborers, while others were drafted into the military. In some cases the abductees escaped or eventually were released or ransomed; in other cases they were killed. Few persons who were previously abducted were returned during the year by the government's Committee to Eradicate the Abduction of Women and Children (CEAWC). The government did not identify the abductors or forced-labor owners and has not prosecuted them."

Document(s): Open document