Local and international civil society organizations have protested Khartoum’s decision to revoke Sudanese citizenship of southerners, saying they should be given the choice between staying as Sudanese citizens and going back to the south.

Refugees International (RI), a US-based group, on Tuesday expressed serious concerns over Khartoum’s plan to deport southerners en masse.

The group said that the proposal by Khartoum to set a deadline for southerners to leave or acquire new citizenship is “intolerable, and flies in the face of international law,” calling on Sudan and South Sudan to reach a deal over citizenship.

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