Urgent Action on Detention and Torture of (Resident of ALSALAM Camp for Displaced in Sudan)

Urgent Action on Detention and Torture of

(Resident of ALSALAM Camp for Displaced in Sudan)

Human Rights Alert:  (08-15-2014)

HRO-S strongly condemns the ferocity of the government security forces response to legitimate demands of its citizens in Sudan. Gravely concerned about the continuing intimidation and harassment of 70 Resident of ALSALAM Camp for Displaced in ( Nyala - South Darfur) in Sudan detained by the National Security and Intelligence Forces (NISS) on 05^th Aug 2014.

 HRO-S urges the Government of Sudan to immediately release:

1.                     Ismail Mohamed Ishag

2.                     Ahmed Sharaf  ElTigani

3.          Issa Adam Khatir

4.          Bashir AbdalIlah Yagoub

5.          Abdallah Omer Idriss

6.          Ishag Ibrahim Abdallah

7.          Adam Abdelrahim Abdallah

8.                    Salah Awad Shwieb

9.                   Jamal Abbakar Mahmoud

10.            Tom Elsayed Abdallah

11.            Anwar Ibrahim Abdallah

12.            Yagoub Abdelrahim

13.            Haroun Omda Dawood

14.            Bashir Mohamed Yahia

15.           Salah Khatir

16.           Eltayeb Yagoub Ishag

17.           Yousif Adam Elsayer

18.           Eltayeb Bakhit      

19.            Ahmed Abdallah Ismail

20.             Awad Mohamed

21.           Abdelrahim Musa Abdallah

22.           Yousif Younis Adam

23.            Khalid Mukhtar Adam

24.            Fatma Haroun Yahia

25.            Siddig Ibrahim Yahia

26.            Ishag Yousif Yahia

 HROS condemns the arbitrary arrests, detentions and harassment of these persons and the Sudanese authorities’ crackdown on freedom of expression.                                        

International standards for the use of force by law enforcement officials as set forth in the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, adopted by General Assembly resolution 34/169 of 17 December 1979 provides under Article 2 that, "in the performance of their duty, law enforcement officials shall respect and protect human dignity and maintain and uphold the human rights of all persons”.

Please write to the authorities in Sudan urging them to:

Order the immediate release all the detainees in the absence of valid legal charges, or if legitimate charges exist, bring them before an impartial tribunal and guarantee procedural rights at all times.

Guarantee the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression and association throughout Sudan in accordance with its constitutional obligations and international human rights standards.

Recommended Action:

Please send appeals to:

HE Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir

President of the Republic of Sudan

Office of the President

People’s Palace

PO Box 281

Khartoum, Sudan

Fax: +249 183 782541

Minister of Justice,
Mohamed Bushara Dousa,
Ministry of Justice ,
PO Box 302,
Al Nil Avenue,
Khartoum,
Sudan
Email: moj@moj.gov.sd

Minister of Interior

General  Ismat Abd Elrahman Zien Elabdien

PO Box 288

Khartoum, Sudan

Email: info@moj.gov.sd

Fax: + 249 183 774339

Khartoum, Sudan

HRO-S  is an international human rights organization established in Sweden in 2011. If you have any questions about this or any other HRO-S information, please contact:

Ayman Adel Amin– Stockholm – Direct: +46709141071