SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - HUDO: ‘RSF militiamen contaminated water in Talodi, South Kordofan’

29/10/19: Radio Dabanga - HUDO: ‘RSF militiamen contaminated water in Talodi, South Kordofan’

 Radio Dabanga reports that the Sudanese Human Rights and Development Organisation (HUDO) claims that members of the Rapid Support Forces poisoned waterways in Talodi, South Kordofan, with cyanide.

 According to HUDO, on October 17 the RSF arrived at a gold mining plant in Talodi and harassed young activists protesting the use of highly toxic cyanide and mercury in gold mining by the RSF’s businesses.

 When the RSF left the area, HUDO claims they deliberately poured cyanide into some of the waterways in the area. When members of the Talodi Youth Association for Development heard about this, they visited the site immediately. They saw a donkey and a cow dying minutes after drinking from the contaminated water.

 HUDO urged the transitional government hold the alleged perpetrators accountable, and to put in place measures that protect the safety of the people and stop the RSF’s continued violations.