Relatives of detainees hand memorandum to Sudanese Human Rights Commission
Relatives of detained protesters have delivered a memorandum to the Sudanese Human Rights Commission, stating that the arrests are contrary to the Constitution of Sudan and international Human Rights charters. The security authorities arrested “thousands of people” during and after the recent demonstrations against the lifting of fuel subsidies and the price increases. Many of the protesters are still being held. Relatives told Radio Dabanga that on Sunday they have handed a memorandum to the Human Rights Commission in which they state that the arrests are contrary to the Constitution of Sudan and international Human Rights charters. They demand from the Commission to release information on the details of the arrests, and order an investigation into the situation of detainees and their health conditions. They also demand the detainees’ release or a fair trial. Earlier this month, the Sudanese Organisation for the Defence of Rights and Freedoms, relatives of detainees and a number of Sudanese activists handed the president of the Human Rights Commission, Amaal Eltinei, a memorandum on the situation of the detainees. The leaders of the National Consensus Forces (NCF, a coalition of opposition parties) detained in the prisons of the security forces in North Kordofan state went on a hunger strike. They announced that they will continue until they are released or brought to a fair trial. The hunger strikers are lawyer Ali Gasim and lawyer Awouni Hassan Mahdi of the National Umma Party, lawyer Osman Hassan Salih, secretary of the Sudanese Communist Party, Salaheldin Mubashar and Salah Elfoda of the Popular Congress Party, and Khalid Dawoud of the Arabic Baath Party. File photo Related:NCF demands UN investigation into killing of anti-government protesters in Sudan (20 October 2013)Relatives of slain Sudanese protesters demand international investigation (7 October 2013)Mass arrests, newspaper confiscations continue in Sudan (6 October 2013) Wave of arrests of politicians, lawyers, activists across Sudan (27 September 2013)Army Major resigns, ‘thousands’ arrested across Sudan (25 September 2013)
Relatives of detained protesters have delivered a memorandum to the Sudanese Human Rights Commission, stating that the arrests are contrary to the Constitution of Sudan and international Human Rights charters.
The security authorities arrested “thousands of people” during and after the recent demonstrations against the lifting of fuel subsidies and the price increases. Many of the protesters are still being held.
Relatives told Radio Dabanga that on Sunday they have handed a memorandum to the Human Rights Commission in which they state that the arrests are contrary to the Constitution of Sudan and international Human Rights charters. They demand from the Commission to release information on the details of the arrests, and order an investigation into the situation of detainees and their health conditions. They also demand the detainees’ release or a fair trial.
Earlier this month, the Sudanese Organisation for the Defence of Rights and Freedoms, relatives of detainees and a number of Sudanese activists handed the president of the Human Rights Commission, Amaal Eltinei, a memorandum on the situation of the detainees.
The leaders of the National Consensus Forces (NCF, a coalition of opposition parties) detained in the prisons of the security forces in North Kordofan state went on a hunger strike. They announced that they will continue until they are released or brought to a fair trial.
The hunger strikers are lawyer Ali Gasim and lawyer Awouni Hassan Mahdi of the National Umma Party, lawyer Osman Hassan Salih, secretary of the Sudanese Communist Party, Salaheldin Mubashar and Salah Elfoda of the Popular Congress Party, and Khalid Dawoud of the Arabic Baath Party.
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