A place where 85% of people live below the poverty line, almost 40% of children are malnourished and 7.5 million are threatened by famine, seems unrealistic (The Cry…). Sudan, being the third largest country in Africa, has somehow achieved these numbers. Human Rights Watch has investigated this situation and published numerous articles explaining the reasons for the crisis in Sudan. In October 2013 they published an article explaining the beginning of all this, which explains the civil war that has been going on for over two decades. This war led to many cases of violence, rape and battles for territorial supremacy. These battles continue to intensify due to the civil war between the North and the South. Most of the world's population is unaware of these remarkable numbers due to the powerful government that rules Sudan. The government has staged several attacks against South Sudanese civilians and continues to hide evidence. We should care about Sudan because people live without freedom of speech, fear for their lives due to raids conducted by government forces, and girls are forced to marry without consequences. In Sudan, protesters are controlled with violence. Security forces in Sudan are known for using excessive force on protesters. Recently, in Nyala, in July 2012, government forces killed at least 12 students protesting against rising transport prices (Sudan: dozens...). According to Human Rights Watch, as stated in the article Sudan: Dozens Killed During Protests, later in the same year, as the protests grew in strength, police fired live ammunition into the crowd endangering innocent civilians. The accident led to the killing of seven people; ...... middle of paper ...... 3. ProQuest. Network. October 14, 2013. “Exchanging Daughters for Livestock: Child Marriage in South Sudan.” Observatory for human rights. Human Rights Watch, March 10, 2013. Web. October 22, 2013. “Questions and Answers: Child Marriage and Violations of Girls' Rights.” Observatory for human rights. Human Rights Watch, June 14, 2013. Web. October 23, 2013. “South Sudan: Army illegally killed civilians.” Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch, September 13, 2013. Web. October 22, 2013. “Sudan: Civilians Describe Number of Attacks.” Human Rights Watch, December 11, 2012. Web. “Sudan: Dozens Killed During Protests.” Human Rights Watch, September 27, 2013. Web, October 22, 2013. “Sudan: Violent crackdown on protesters.” Web. October 22, 2013. “The Evidence for Child Marriage.” Human Rights Watch, May 13, 2013. Web. 2013.