Challenges to the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Sudan People Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) and the government of Sudan: implications for human security and human rights in Sudan

The primary objective of this project is to identify the factors that may facilitate or impede the successful implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between Khartoum and the Sudan People Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M). The focus is on the problems in the implementation of the Abeyei provisions of the CPA. The project also examines the linkages between the Darfur conflict and the Southern Sudan conflict to illustrate the connections between what is transpiring in these regions. Generally, this research project aims to identify the main challenges to human security and human rights in the country following the 2005 peace agreement. The project argues that a faithful power-sharing is important for eliminating the political inequality between the Southern and Northern Sudan and other parts of the country like Darfur. Power-sharing can help promote unity between the national government in Khartoum and the regional government in the South.