Why 365?

Sudan 365 was launched on 9 January 2010, 365 days from when a referendum is due to be held to determine the future of Sudan. The people of South Sudan will vote to decide whether they wish to remain part of a united Sudan or whether they want to become an independent country.

We believe it should be a future in which human rights are guaranteed in an environment of peace, prosperity and harmony.

Our fear is that it could be a future of conflict and suffering.

The referendum is important as it was a key element of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. This agreement was signed in 2005, after more than twenty years of war.

The war killed over 2 million people.

It displaced over 4 million from their homes.

It caused suffering, trauma and uncertainty for millions.

The peace agreement heralded a brighter future. It promised deep reform and national elections.  And it stated that in January 2011, there would be a referendum in the south. This would allow the South to decide its future through the ballot box - and not through the gun.

With 365 days until the vote, much of the agreement has not been implemented. Tension between the North and South are growing. In 2009, over 2,500 people were killed. Over 350, 000 were displaced.

In Darfur, following a conflict in which hundreds of thousands of civilians died, attacks against civilians continue and millions suffer daily in camps. After seven years of violence, a peace agreement still has not been reached.

Many fear the situation will get worse. Unless we, and our governments, stand together with the people of Sudan and demand that conflict is prevented and that human rights are protected..

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