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SOAT
Sudan Organisation Against Torture
SOAT Press Release: 03 February 2004
Fur tribe members arrested in Khartoum and Zalingy
On Friday, 31 January 2004, the National Security Agency (NSA) arrested
six
persons belonging to the Fur tribe in Khartoum and Zalingy, their
details
are as follows:
1.. Dafa'allah Abdullah Suleiman, employee at the Agricultural bank
in
Khartoum, arrested in Khartoum
2.. Abubakr Sharaf Al Din, high ranking Police Officer, arrested in
Khartoum
3.. Ahmed Hassan, employee at Bank of Khartoum, arrested in Zalingy
4.. Ahmed Al Tahir Ahmed Shata, arrested in Zalingy
5.. Tariq Abu Al Gasim Saif Aldin, graduate from the University of
Sudan,
arrested in Khartoum
6.. Mohamed Abu Al Gasim Saif Aldin, final year student at the
University
of Sudan, arrested in Khartoum
The latter two, Tariq and Mohamed Abu Al Gasim Saif Aldin, who are
brothers,
were released on 3rd February 2004. They were questioned about their
sister,
Eman, recent wedding to the rebel leader of the Sudan Liberation Army
(SLA),
Abd Al Wahid Mohamed Ahmed Al Nur. The other detainees were suspected
of
supporting the SLA.
National security officers and the military intelligence in Darfur are
reported to have systematically used torture and ill-treatment against
suspected members and supporters of the SLA. Detainees have reported
being
held in appalling, overcrowded conditions at security detention
centres,
with very poor food and no access to their families or their lawyers.
Background
The situation in Darfur continues to deteriorate; approximately 670,000
people have been displaced within the region and up to 95, 000 persons
took
refugee in neighbouring Chad and many killed due to the ongoing
fighting in
the region.
Unfortunately, the failure of the peace negotiations in December 2003
between the GoS and the SLA in N'djamena, Chad, has led to the
continuation
of the conflict in Darfur and the rapid deterioration of the
humanitarian
situation in the region
All parties involved in the conflict; including government sponsored
militias and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), have resumed
fighting.
Also, the new wave of arbitrary arrests can be seen as a response to
the
failure in resolving the conflict.
Due to the GoS imposing severe restrictions on humanitarian relief
organisations the refugees are being placed in extreme danger. The GoS
has
also restricted the media from reporting on the conflict from within
Darfur.
SOAT condemns the arbitrary arrest of the above persons and urges the
Government of Sudan to:
1.. Take all necessary measures to ensure the physical and
psychological
integrity of the prisoners.
2.. Order the immediate release of all the prisoners 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.
3.. Ensure that all the prisoners have access to legal advice
4.. Guarantee the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
including freedom of association throughout Sudan in accordance with
national laws and international human rights standards.
The above recommendations should be sent in appeals to the following
addresses:
His Excellency Lieutenant General Omar Hassan al-Bashir
President of the Republic of Sudan
President' s Palace
PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 24911 783223
Mr Ali Mohamed Osman Yassin
Minister of Justice and Attorney General
Ministry of Justice
Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 24911 788941
Mr Mustafa Osman Ismail
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PO Box 873, Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 24911 779383
Mr Yasir Sid Ahmed
Advisory Council for Human Rights
PO Box 302
Khartoum, Sudan
Sudan
Fax: + 24911 770883
His Excellency Ambassador Mr. Ibrahim Mirghani Ibrahim,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sudan to the United Nations in
Geneva,
PO Box 335,
1211 Geneva,
Switzerland,
Fax: +4122 731 26 56,
E-mail: [email protected].
SOAT is international human rights organisation established in the UK
in
1993. If you have any questions about this or any other SOAT
information,
please contact us:
SOAT
The Park Business Centre
Kilburn Park Road
London NW6 5LF
Tel: 020 7625 8055
Fax: 020 7372 2656
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.soatsudan.org
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