— "Thousands of people remain trapped in prisons under a scheme that Parliament itself abolished more than a decade ago," the human rights experts said.
— The report specifically examines the trade in gum arabic — a key ingredient in products such as soft drinks, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals — as a case study on the adverse human rights impacts of Sudan's war economy. Although modest in export value compared with other commodities, gum arabic remains one of Sudan's most internationally relied-upon exports, accounting for roughly 70 to 80 per cent of global crude gum arabic exports before the war. Gum arabic remains an important source of income for millions of Sudanese. Yet, the report finds that many individuals and families who depend on, or are linked to, the gum arabic trade have faced threats to their physical safety, arbitrary detention, looting and extortion, including through actions by parties to the conflict and associated actors. Large-scale looting and conflict-related disruptions of the gum arabic value chain have also adversely affected the livelihoods and working conditions of individuals involved in it. Large-scale looting and conflict-related disruptions of the gum arabic value chain have also adversely affected the livelihoods and working conditions of individuals involved in it.