Sudan: Christian children forced to recite Islamic prayers to get food

According to a report by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) on 6 September 2017, Christian children in refugee camps in Sudan are not receiving food until they say Islamic prayers. Yonas Dembele, persecution analyst at World Watch Research comments: "In Sudan, Christians are suffering from state-sanctioned persecution in many forms. However, this report hails a new low. Morally speaking, forcing children to recite religious prayers in order to get food is inhumane. From the point of view of international human rights, this directly violates freedom of religion or the obligation that the refugee convention imposes on states. The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Belief stressed that most vulnerable groups like refugees must be protected from all forms of discrimination based on their faith. Sudan is one of the two countries designated as "˜Country of Particular Concern" by the US State Department."

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