The Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS) on Wednesday condemned what it described as systematic, forced deportations of South Sudanese citizens from Sudan by the “Port Sudan clique” and allied militias, calling the actions discriminatory and a continuation of policies that fueled past wars.
In a statement, TASIS said expulsions and harassment of South Sudanese families amid the current conflict amounted to practices “akin to apartheid,” reflecting “racial and religious discrimination” it associates with the former ruling order. The group argued the measures expose the “hollowness” of the junta’s rhetoric about unity and patriotism, and alleged remnants of the old regime now dominate the army and “hijack Sudan’s name.”
TASIS said refugee returns cannot be conducted through “coercive, discriminatory” methods and criticized what it called an attempt to justify wartime policies under a “Western faces” law and doctrine. It urged international human rights organizations and the United Nations to intervene immediately to halt abuses, and said SAF junta in Port Sudan would be held fully responsible for any physical or psychological harm suffered by South Sudanese under forced removal and discriminatory practices.
