A/HRC/7/22 page 14 sentenced by the Criminal Court to eight years of forced labour and a fine of 6 million euros. The Special Rapporteur is concerned, however, that the children have not been reunited with their families and are reportedly still in an orphanage. V. EASTERN SUDAN 55. The Special Rapporteur reported on the situation in Eastern Sudan in her report to the General Assembly in 2006 (A/61/469, paras. 39-44) and remains deeply concerned that the victims of a massacre in Port Sudan have still not received justice. On 18 February 2005, the Government established an investigation committee. The findings have still not been published and no one has been prosecuted in relation to these events. VI. TRANSITIONAL AREAS 56. Reports have been received of tribal clashes in Ed Damizin (Blue Nile State), resulting partly from nomads moving their livestock into farmland to graze. Some of the flare-ups are thought to be due to the fact that many Arab nomads continue to be enlisted members of the Popular Defence Forces. In November 2007, clashes between Fallata and nomads were reported near Bikori in Geissan locality (Blue Nile State); several people were stabbed and killed. Even more serious clashes between Arab nomads and Hausa locals were witnessed near the village of Bados in Rosaris locality, culminating in the killing of one Arab nomad and two Hausa men. 57. An annual Dinka Ngok and Misseriya migration peace conference was held in Abyei (Southern Kordofan State) in November 2007. Supported by the United Nations, the meeting brought together several Misseriya and Dinka leaders from all over Abyei to discuss conflict prevention and address human rights violations by preventing inter-tribal cleansings within the communities in the Abyei area. Participants decided to deal with cases of murder in relation to possible conflicts which may arise following the migration season. 58. The conflict between the Nuba and the Misseriya in the area of Abu Junuk (Southern Kordofan) has resulted in 3,000 people being displaced in the past two months. According to sources, the Nuba are surrounded by the Misseriya, who are blocking the water point, which has resulted in a severe water shortage in the area. 59. Reports have been received of SPLM abuses and violations against the civilian population owing to religious or political affiliation. Violations by SPLM police and Government police in Southern Kordofan area have also been reported. On 11 November 2007, a priest from a northern episcopal church was arrested and detained by police in Kurchi (Southern Kordofan State), an area controlled by the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A). Police officers tied his wrists and ankles behind his back and then beat him with a whip. The priest’s dead body was found in the woods on 16 November. According to a police report, the death was caused by two or three bullets fired from a Kalashnikov. In December 2006 and January 2007, 12 members of the church were arrested by the 25th SPLA brigade in Kurchi and held for up to nine weeks. The tension has taken on political overtones, with followers of the church in the Kurchi area accused of supporting the National Congress Party. The Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) authorities have described the conflict as inter-tribal rather than political. In another incident, on 15 November 2007, northern episcopal churchgoers were ordered to dismount with their luggage by Kurchi police while travelling to Kurchi. A group of four priests and a sheikh