Laa-Laa لا لا موقع شباب السودان الحر
The sanctions have been lifted by the United States. A new game is starting now that requires the unity of the opposition on a clear political agenda, asserting themselves as a force to be reckoned with. For us, it is clear that the Sudanese people who are suffering from the dictatorship, war and marginalization will not benefit as they have never benefited throughout the last 28 years of the political Islam rule, which resulted in war crimes and genocide, religious and racial discrimination, and marginalization of a wider social group.
This step came at the peak of major human rights violations against the student movement, women, and IDPs. The current political Islam regime in Sudan, for it to discharge its responsibilities and to contribute to regional and international peace and stability, needs a paradigm shift that will end war, improve human rights and bring about democratization. The poor masses of Sudanese people will not benefit economically from the lifting of sanctions as the corrupt system will direct the benefit into the hands of the corrupt minority political class, which is the source depriving the Sudanese people from their resources and marginalizing them consistently.
The democratic forces in Sudan who are aspiring for peace and democracy are expecting the U.S. Administration and Congress to hold the Sudan government to its promises on issues of human rights, humanitarian access and peace as it is the only way to transform Sudan from the current political Islam agenda into a country that is friendly with its own people, the region and the international community. We are calling on the friends of the Sudanese people in the United States to continue their support for the agendas of peace and democracy in Sudan.
Yasir Arman
Secretary General, SPLM-N
6 October 2017
