ما هذا الذي يحدث في جامعة الأحفاد ـ البروف قاسم بدري يعتدي على طالبات بالضرب

Quote: A university student was beaten and assaulted inside the university campus by the university president. This took place on January 10th, 2018, in Ahfad University for Women were Professor Dr. Gasim Badri is University President and Professor of early childhood education. Videos of Dr. Badri violently beating and assaulting student(s) inside the university went viral on social media. Though the actions are despicable and shocking, Dr. Gasim Badri stated in newspapers on January 12th, 2018 that he has no regrets on beating a students, that this is his way of education and he will continue doing so. The Ahfad University (a women‐only school) promotes itself as an institution that aims to train and equip women to become active change agents in the development of Sudan. Therefore it comes extremely shocking to see this institution tolerate acts of human rights abuse and human dignity violations against its students by none other than the university president. The actions of Dr. Gasim Badri must be investigated and he must be suspended from his position until the findings of a just and unbiased investigation are publicly published. We can make that happen by applying due pressure on the partner organizations of Ahfad University for Women. These organizations provide generous financial and moral support to the university and its management, hence they should play a role in insuring their ultimate target group, the students, get the basic humane treatment. Please sign this petition and show your support for healthy, just and dignifying environment for the students of Ahfad University for women. Sudan‐ A university president is beating students and your organization is a partner Letter to: UN Women UNFPA World Health Organization The World Bank UNDP UNCEF Norwegian Church Aid Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation We cannot sit by and watch the repeated acts of physical and verbal abuse against Ahfad University students by the university president. We have watched the videos of Professor Dr. Gasim Badri physically assault students of Ahfad University inside the university campus on January 10th, 2018 as well as his public statements in newspapers where he asserted his right to beat students as a mean of education (see Altayar newspaper January 12th, 2018). The Ahfad University for Women promotes itself as an institution that aims to train and equip women to become active change agents in the development of Sudan. Therefore it comes extremely shocking to see this institution tolerate acts of human rights abuse and human dignity violations against its students by none other than the university president. As partner organization of Ahfad University for women, you are equally responsible for enforcing and ensuring a healthy environment and a fair treatment for the university students and staff within the campus to say the least. The actions of the Ahfad University for Women represents its values and its partners’ values, whether towards the surrounding community, the staff or the students. And the values we saw in the video of Professor Dr. Gasim Badri beating students are despicable and flawed. We want an investigation to be held on all actions of physical and verbal abuse by Ahfad University staff against students, by a committee from the university, its partners and external parties. We want Professor Dr. Gasim Badri to be suspended from his possession as University President and Professor of early childhood education, until the investigation is finalized and findings are published publicly. We want a review of the university code of conduct that allows such acceptance of physical abuse within the campus and tolerates statements from the university president violating the simplest requirements of human dignity for the university students. We want an apology from Professor Dr. Gasim Badri to the student(s) who was assaulted and to the public. We demand that your organization, as a partner of Ahfad University for Women, carry and enforce these actions with all the seriousness due to protect the human dignity of the university students, the values the university promotes and states, as well as your own organization’s declared values.