The SPLM shall work to promote the national interest of the New Sudan and shall respect international law and treaty obligations to which the New Sudan is signatory. The Movement stands in support and respect of international Conventions on human rights and similar international protocols on human rights.

The SPLM shall seek friendship, mutual understanding, cooperation and mutual benefit with all countries and international organizations. Special emphasis will be given to the establishment of good relations with all the neighboring countries, and with countries of the sub-region and the continent. The Movement shall also actively seek out potential investors who may be interested in the New Sudan, and seek out potential markets for products of the New Sudan.

The SPLM and people of the New Sudan shall actively participate in international and regional organizations that stand for peace and for the well being and progress of humanity.

The SPLM shall continue to endeavor to bring to the attention of the international community the untold sufferings of the oppressed and marginalized people of the Sudan under the double-apartheid regime of the National Islamic Front.

The SPLM shall seek international support for the just cause of the people of the New Sudan; and in general the Movement supports just causes for freedom, justice, equality, democracy and human rights of other oppressed peoples. The Movement is inherently opposed to all forms of domination, racism, slavery, apartheid, colonialism, neo-colonialism and any other forms of oppression and exploitation. However, the Movement is in principle committed to the peaceful settlement of disputes by negotiation, mediation, conciliation, or arbitration.

Consistent with the Movement's policy on human rights, the SPLM believes that the object of combat is not necessarily to kill the enemy soldier, but rather to render the opponent non-combative, and hence, whenever an enemy soldier is disarmed or unarmed, his/her life must be spared, protected, respected, and considered as a Prisoner of War (POW).

The Movement shall adhere to and respect internationally accepted norms and standards of human rights and shall protect and respect the rights and civil liberties of all persons resident in the New Sudan without prejudice based on race, tribe, religion or gender.

There shall be separation between the state and religion in the New Sudan, and there shall be no political organization that shall be founded on religious-sectarian or ethnic-racial grounds.

The SPLM shall guarantee freedom of worship and proselytization to all religions or beliefs without favor or prejudice to anyone of them. It is on this principle that the Movement has encouraged the formation of the New Sudan Council of Churches (NSCC) and the New Sudan Islamic Council (NSIC), and which fully enjoy these freedoms.

The SPLM shall guarantee and respect the independence of genuine human rights non-governmental organizations (HR-NGOs), which protect and promote human rights, and the Movement shall establish an autonomous New Sudan Human Rights Commission (NS-HRC).

The SPLM affirms that fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual are inherent and inalienable, and not granted by the Movement. The rights and freedoms of the individual, and of social or cultural groups, shall be respected, upheld and promoted by all organs, agencies and officials of the Movement.

Every person has an inalienable right to life, and no person has the right to terminate the life of a person or of an unborn child except as may be authorized by law. Every person has a right to own property, either individually or in association with others, and no person shall be deprived of property or any interest in or right over property of any description except where authorized by law.

All persons are equal before or under the law in the spheres of political, economic, social and cultural life, and in every other respect, and shall enjoy equal protection of the law. A person shall therefore not be discriminated against on the ground of gender, race, color, ethnic origin, tribe, birth, creed or religion, or socio-economic position, political opinion, or disability.