The United Nations Security Council today extended for another five months its interim peacekeeping force in Abyei, a resource-rich area contested by Sudan and South Sudan, calling on both sides to swiftly resume regular meetings to resolve the oil-rich territory’s
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Employer I-9 Alert – TPS for Sudan and South Sudan Extended
As reported in the Federal Register, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations were extended for Sudan and South Sudan for 18 months, from November 3, 2014 to to May 2, 2016. Applicants who were previously granted TPS status under the…
TPS Designation for Sudan and South Sudan Extended
The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Sudan and South Sudan have been extended for 18 months, effective November 3, 2014, through May 2, 2016. The re-registration period will run from September 2, 2014, through November 3, 2014. Employers are…
TPS Extended for Sudan and South Sudan
Today, DHS announced an extension of temporary protected status for Sudan and South Sudan from November 3, 2014 through May 2, 2016.-KitJ
Approaching the Sanctions Tripwire in South Sudan
Secretary of State John Kerry has an extremely full agenda for his visit this week to South Sudan. Most immediately, he has to put in place measures that will prevent further civilian atrocities. The recent attacks on civilians in Bentiu…
Attacks on Civilians in Sudan
Warning that the surging violence in South Sudan is clear evidence that the United Nations can no longer operate in "business-as-usual" mode in the county, the Organization's peacekeeping chief this week declared that the fighting must stop immediately; the Government…
Evidence of Human Rights Abuses in South Sudan
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has voiced grave concern over mounting evidence of gross human rights abuses in the strife-torn country, including extra-judicial killings of civilians and captured soldiers, massive displacements and arbitrary detentions, often on…
Sudan and South Sudan Urged to Implement Security and Economic Agreements
The United Nations Security Council yesterday approved a presidential statement that urged Sudan and South Sudan to immediately implement a series of security and economic agreements and to cooperate with the African Union (AU) to advance towards normalizing the relations…
126 Rapes and 2 Murders in the the Democratic Republic of Congo
Preliminary findings by United Nations investigators have documented at least 126 rapes and the killing of two civilians – one a minor – during a probe into human rights violations in a part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
Sudan’s Foreign Minister Highlights Cooperation Treaty with South Sudan
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Sudan’s Foreign Minister, Ali Ahmed Karti, today highlighted, among other issues, his country’s role in reaching a key framework agreement for cooperation – particularly in security, the common border and economic relations – with…