Sudan: Update to SDN39112.E of 12 June 2002 on reports of parents/mothers being detained or mistreated as a result of their children failing to report for military or Popular Defence Forces (PDF) service (1980 to the present)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 4 November 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SDN40311.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sudan: Update to SDN39112.E of 12 June 2002 on reports of parents/mothers being detained or mistreated as a result of their children failing to report for military or Popular Defence Forces (PDF) service (1980 to the present), 4 November 2002, SDN40311.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4e150.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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One reference to parents/mothers being detained or mistreated as a result of their children failing to report for military or Popular Defence Forces (PDF) service was found among sources consulted (AFP 18 Nov. 1995). Agence France Presse (AFP) reported that opposition groups accused the PDF of "forcibly drafting teenagers to fight in the civil war against southern guerrillas," and that "[p]arents whose sons are not found at home are taken to security offices and threatened with detention if they fail to produce their son within a specified period" (ibid.).
In addition, two references to mothers objecting to the recruitment of their sons for military service were found among the sources consulted (AP 6 Oct. 1997; DPA 6 Apr. 1998). Associated Press (AP) reported that "[s]cores of Sudanese women staged protests for four days ... in the Omdurman section of the capital against the recruitment of their sons" (6 Oct. 1997). Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) reported that "parents are known to encourage their sons to stay at home and forget about university" since national service is compulsory before being allowed to enter university (6 Apr. 1998).
More recent information on parents/mothers being detained or mistreated as a result of their children failing to report for military or Popular Defence Forces (PDF) service (1980 to the present) could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Agence France Presse (AFP) [Cairo]. 18 November 1995. "Sudan Forcibly Drafting Teens in Civil War: Opposition." (NEXIS)
Associated Press (AP) [Khartoum]. 6 October 1997. "Some 63,000 Students Have Undergone Military Training." (NEXIS)
Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) [Khartoum]. 6 April 1998. "55 Bodies of 260 Missing Sudanese Conscripts Recovered from Nile." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Research Bulletin
IRB Databases
NEXIS
Unsuccessful attempts to contact Human Rights Watch and other oral sources.
Internet sites, including:
Africa Confidential
Amnesty International (AI)
Danish Immigration Service
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
IND Country Assessments - United Kingdom
International Alert (IA)
International Crisis Group (ICG)
National Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (NARD)
Save the Children - Sweden
Sudan Home
Sudan Human Rights Organization - Cairo Branch
Sudan Info Net
Sudan Net News
Sudan News Agency
Sudanese Human Rights Organization (SHRO)
Sudanese Victims of Torture
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