EAST AND HORN OF AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK
Kampala: Safety and Protection from Human Rights Violations for all must be part and parcel of a free and fair referendum in the South Sudan
On 9th January 2011, the people of Southern Sudan will participate in a referendum to determine whether or not the South will remain part of the Sudan. The referendum, which is part of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Government of Sudan (GoS) and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) that ended 20 years’ civil war in which over two million lives were lost, is a step towards finding lasting peace in the Sudan.