RDC: L’Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) – Direction Provinciale – Rumangabo, Nord Kivu (08.02.2022)

Burkina Faso: Mouvement Patriotique pour la Sauvegarde et la Restauration (MPSR) – Communique No. 12 (08.02.2022)

Makerere Law Society: Statement on the Suspension of Students at Makerere University (08.02.2022)

Sudan: Central Committee of Sudan Doctors – Field Report on Civilians’ injury cases during the February the 7th anti-coup Protests (08.02.2022)

In total, 193 cases of injuries have been counted so far, including (12) cases of injuries from live bullets, and (4) cases of injuries from pellet like projectiles fired by a weapon that is yet to be determined (possibly a shotgun). Among the latter group is a seriously injured, who is unstable and is admitted to intensive care unit, (35) head injury cases from tear gas canisters, and (6) cases of eye injuries.

The total number of injuries reached (193), as follows:

– (4) cases of injuries from pellet like projectiles fired by a weapon that is yet to be determined (possibly a shotgun). Among the latter group is a seriously injured, who is unstable and is admitted to  intensive care.

– (12) cases of live bullet injury (all are stable)

– (2)  cases of bullet fragments wound injury

– (6) cases of rubber bullet injury

– (7) cases of stun grenades injuries

– (1) case of stun grenade fragments wound injuries

– (35) cases of head injury from tear gas canisters

– (11) case of head injury with a solid object

– (6) cases of eye injury (a bullet wound and 5 injuries from tear gas canisters)

– (72) cases of isolated injury to the body by tear gas canisters

– (17) cases of sporadic injuries as a result of beating with batons, throwing stones, and stampede

– (19) cases of suffocation by tear gas

– (1) case of being run over by a military vehicle belonging to the regular forces

 

— Khartoum State

Khartoum City Processions and its localities:

|A total of (133) injury cases were reported,

– (4) cases of injuries from pellet like projectiles fired by a weapon that is yet to be determined (possibly a shotgun). Among the latter group is a seriously injured, who is unstable and is admitted to  intensive care.

– (3) Live bullet injuries (all are stable)

– (4) cases of rubber bullet injury

– (6) cases of stun grenades

– (28) cases of head injury from tear gas canisters

– (10) cases of head injury with a hard object

– (2) case of bullet fragments injury

– (2) case of eye injury – one of them with bullet fragments and the other with a tear gas canister.

– (47) cases of isolated injury to the body by a tear gas canisters.

– (15) sporadic cases of injuries as a result of beating with batons, stone throwing and stampede

– (11) cases of suffocation by tear gas

– (1) case of being run over by a military vehicle belonging to the regular forces

 

Omdurman Processions and its localities:

A total of (33) injury cases were reported:

– (6) cases of Live bullet injuries (all are stable)

– (1) injury case of a stun grenade

– (4) cases of head injury from a tear gas canisters

– (1) case of head injury with a hard object

– (3) cases of injuries to the eyes, all with tear gas canisters

– (11) Cases of isolated injury to the body by a tear gas canister

– (7) cases of suffocation by tear gas

Bahri processions and their localities:

 

A total of (27) injury cases were reported,

– (3) cases of Live bullet injuries (all are stable)

– (2) cases of rubber bullet injury

– (1) Injury case by a stun grenade

– (3) cases of head injury from tear gas canisters

– (1) case of injury to the eye by a tear gas canister

– (14) cases of isolated injury to the body by a tear gas canister

– (2) cases of sporadic injury as a result of batons beating, stone throwing and stampede

– (1) case of suffocation by tear gas

CCSD will provide you with every update it receives in continuous field reports to expose the Military Council to the world.

There are injuries in the field that were treated by field aid teams and are not included in the list.

The details of the aforementioned injured until the moment of the issuance of this report are confined to us to ensure their rights, and not sharing them is at the core of the professional obligation to respect their privacy.

 

Any other violations that occurred in the regions are being investigated and an update will be published upon confirmation.

 

Glory and eternity to our brave martyrs.

Urgent recovery to our wounded heroes..

 

Central Committee of Sudan Doctors

CCSD’s

February 8th, 2022

Kenya: Kerio Valley Progressive Initiative (KVPI) – Statement by Kerio Valley Progressive Initiative (KVPI) on Insecurity in Kerio Valley (08.02.2022)

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Opinion: Mao has given up…

We must clarify our historical fundamentals. Our credibility must be beyond reproach on issues like human rights and good governance, on private enterprise and economic prosperity for all citizens, old messages do not work anymore. We must not churn out party messages as if we were addressing a 1960s electorate. We must seek to get elected because the best government is the best politics. Those who when given the chance to lead, lead well will continue to be re-elected again and again”Norbert Mao (Muhamadi Matovu – ‘Mao: “DP should avoid mantra of regime change”’ 07.02.2022, Nile Post Uganda).

It’s official … Democratic Party President Norbert Mao isn’t even shielding it or trying to hide his discomfort. No, his just open about his intentions and his just one-of-them. That’s why he appreciated by Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerubaga recently. It makes so much sense, as his compromised and doesn’t even want to challenge status quo.

When you want to avoid regime change and spread new messages… then your clearly not active or seeking the electorate. It is a reason why Dr. Kizza Besigye run on ‘Defiance’ and Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine ‘We are Removing a Dictator’. As the DP President don’t want to do this or follow any of their patterns.

It’s like Mao wants to follow Joseph Kabuleta or others before him. This sort of message is useless, when you don’t want to takeover or have a peaceful transition. The NRM is never delivering that to a man of Mao’s stature.

Mao haven’t proven a track-record, neither has party proven anything the recent election. Neither with MPs or even his Presidential Elections. No, they have been abysmal. So, him speaking of the old ways not working. It is right… is ways of ushering in Amama Mbabazi and other tricks to spoil the electorate.

Therefore, Mao seem stale and without an anchor. Because, he don’t know how to move forward or even be really relevant. That’s why his speaking up against the ones who fighting the dictatorship and the ruling regime. The ones who wants to get rid of it and the root problems of the state.

In this instance it is like Mao cut of his brain and only saw envelopes. Because, if he has seen the popularity and the rise of the National Unity Platform or Forum for Democratic Change for that matter. It wasn’t because they spoke about direct governance or taxes, but about a peaceful transition away from the NRM and Museveni. Which is what Mao is speaking up against now. Calling it old-school…

You have to address human rights and the basics, when the state is not fulfilling it. Neither when the basic rights or constitutional freedoms are there for the electorate. Indirectly what Mao is saying that theories and models matters more than that.

This is defeatism in the middle of a dictatorship. Mao cannot be taken serious as a choice or as an opposition leader. When he doesn’t seek to end the regime or challenge it. That is the message I’m getting. It’s pathetic … and the DP should just become a part of the NRM if that’s the case. Peace.

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