Abuse undermining Sudan election

The Sudanese electoral process was under corruptive influences even before voting began. The Human Rights Watch accused authorities in Sudan of committing abuses ahead of the general election as far back as January. Violations of civil and political rights by Sudanese security forces throughout the country are currently seriously undermining the prospects for free, fair and credible elections. The censorship of the new media through the banning of social networking sites such as the African Elections Project is one of the various ways in which the government is injuring freedom of press in such crucial time in the country's political history.