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Gruesome videos of S. Sudanese killed in Sudan raise concerns

Author: Alhadi Hawari | Published: January 15, 2025

SAF soldiers pictured in Wad Madani. January 11, 2025. (Photo: Sudan News/X).

A gruesome vidoes on social media of  South Sudanese murdered in Sudan’s Madani town of Al Jazira State has raised concern about the safety of thousands who have been stranded in the war-torn neighboring country with civil society activist Edmund Yakani strongly condemning the severe human rights violations.

The violation were allegedly being committed by the alleged Sudanese Army Forces against South Sudanese refugees.

The Sudanese authorities neither confirm nor deny those killed were south Sudanese but said there were incidents involving individuals and have been arrested.

Yakani’s call comes after an outcry on social media by South Sudanese intellectuals concerning some graphics videos of South Sudanese who have been killed allegedly by Sudan Army Forces in Madani town.

Videos circulating on social media show SAF foces arbitrarily arresting defenceless civilians believed to be South Sudanese who have been stranded and unable to return to their homeland, shooting them – with other   butchered

The videos have sparked social media outcry among South Sudanese intellectuals in the diasporas who condemned the act.

However, some South Sudanese posted online on social media, calling for the international community and humanitarian organizations to intervene urgently to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to South Sudanese refugees in Sudan.

Arthur Gabriel, a prominent South Sudanese writer based in the United State of America said:What the Sudanese army did to the South Sudanese ccivilians in Madani is not new. The so-called “Sudanese army” has been doing this since 1956 in South Sudan until we left. This army that we never felt represented us or belonged to.”

Meanwhile, South Sudanese Senior Journalist Atem Simon said; “I find people surprised by the actions of the Sudanese army, which they call violations. If there is another name for this army, it is the same violations.”

Reacting to the incidents, Yakani said the conflicting parties in Sudan not to use politically discontented positions by targeting the rights of South Sudanese refugees across several towns of Sudan.

“I  strongly condemn the violation of South Sudanese refugees, and human rights by Sudan Armed Forces during the exercise of recapturing, the town of Madani from the Rapid Support Force or RSF.

Yakani also called upon the leadership of Sudan to take responsibility to ensure that as they confront themselves with their parties in conflict or the Rapid Support Forces.

“We would like to appeal to the conflicting parties in Sudan to please don’t use your politically discontented position by targeting South Sudanese refugees across several towns of Sudan.

Yakani expressed his deep concern and said targeting South Sudanese refugees is a violation of international law, and these crimes must be accounted for.

“I’m calling upon the leadership of Sudan to take responsibility to ensure that as they  (the Rapid Support Forces and SAF confront themselves, they should not target South Sudanese refugees.

“It is a violation of international law, it is a violation of humanitarian law and this a crime that will never go and accounted for”, he said.

When contacted by Eye Radio, the Sudanese Ambassador to South Sudan said he did not see anything related to the incident on social media

However, he said there were individuals’ incidents in Kanabi of Madani and the defac-to regime issues a statement indicating the perpetrators have been arrested.

Ambassador Isam Mohamed Hassan revealed that those who committed these crimes were arrested and imprisoned by the Sudan government.

He added that there was no any directive to the forces to commit these crimes against South Sudanese.

“I did not see anything on social media concerning our South Sudanese brothers in Madani, but there were incidents that occurred by some individuals in Kanabi, and a statement was issued by the government and those who committed these crimes were arrested and put on trial, but there is nothing official in directing them to do these crimes for any reason to South Sudanese brothers in Madani.”

However, in an official statement, the Sudanese government spokesman, Khalid Al-Aiser said, and I quote:

“We reject any crime committed against a Sudanese man or woman anywhere in Sudan,” calling on all fighters to follow the values ​​of justice and law in dealing with prisoners suspected of collaborating with the rebellion throughout the past period.”

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