Editing Human rights in Sudan (section)

==Abuses in conflict settings==

Conflicts between the government and rebel groups—the [[History of Sudan#Civil strife|civil war]] involving north–south tensions, the [[Darfur conflict]] involving Arab tribespeople tensions in the [[Darfur]] region in the western region of Sudan—have resulted in rape, torture, killings, and massive population displacements (estimated at over 2 million in 2007), earning Sudan a comparison to [[Rwanda]] in the press.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} There have also been several reported cases of crucifixions carried out in Sudan.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}

According to ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'', on 25 March 2004:<ref name="csMonitor">{{cite web|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0325/p06s01-woaf.html|title=Toll rises in Sudan's quiet war|access-date=2024-09-19|date=2004-03-25|first=Abraham|last=McLaughlin|publisher=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]}}</ref>
<blockquote>The Darfur region war boils down to this: African tribes have long been at odds with Arab groups in the region over access to good land. Then, last year, two armed African groups began a rebellion against the Khartoum regime. The government responded by apparently giving military support to Arab militias. There are reports of Sudanese military planes bombing villages, after which Arab militias go in and rape and kill survivors.</blockquote>

=== Ethnic cleansing in Darfur ===
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Mukesh Kapila, [[United Nations]] (UN) coordinator for Sudan, has described the conflict as a campaign of [[ethnic cleansing]], because [[Sudanese Arabs|Black Arab]] militias have systematically massacred tribespeople in the Darfur region. According to Kapila, "The government has a close knowledge of what's going on - and it can influence the Arab militia." The UN has estimated that 300,000 civilians in the Darfur region were killed between 2003 and 2010.<ref name="UN2010">{{cite web|title=Fresh clashes in Darfur kill dozens of civilians, UN-African Union mission reports|url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35847#.V6qLFygrKUk|website=UN.org|access-date=10 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810020505/http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35847|archive-date=10 August 2016|date=7 September 2010}}</ref>