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 Another Sudanese Rights Advocate In Danger
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Subject: Another Sudanese Rights Advocate In Danger
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2004 17:15:27 GMT
Sudanese Government Forces Detain Lawyer for Defending Human
Rights in Darfur
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http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/Sudan_Osman/we3x8bk4zitjid
Mr. Salih Mahmoud Osman, a lawyer who is a member of the human
rights organization the Sudanese Organization Against Torture
(SOAT), was arrested in Wad Medani, Sudan, on February 1, 2004,
by National Security Agency (NSA) forces. Since his arrest, he
has been held incommunicado. No formal charges have been brought
against him, but his detention fits a pattern of human rights
defenders suffering persecution for their work dealing with the
crisis in the Darfur region of western Sudan. The Sudanese
government appears to be targeting human rights defenders, like
Mr. Osman, to prevent news about serious violations of human
rights in Darfur reaching the outside world.
On May 31, 2004, another SOAT lawyer, Mr. Amir Mohammed
Suleiman, submitted an official request for the immediate
release of Mr. Osman to the security forces since there are no
official charges brought against him and the maximum permitted
90 days of detention under article 32 section 2 of the 1999
National Security Act had elapsed.
Mr. Osman is being detained in Dabak prison, a small prison
north of Khartoum. He is reported to have started a hunger
strike on June 30, 2004 to protest his imprisonment. There are
serious concerns regarding his health, as he was suffering from
jaundice at the time of his detention and continues to suffer
from high blood pressure and diabetes. The hunger strike will
worsen his health condition.
Mr. Osman's work with SOAT includes providing legal aid to
victims of human rights abuses. Mr. Osman's detention appears to
be in reprisal for his legal defense of human rights and appears
to be part of the ongoing series of abuses occurring in the
Darfur region of Sudan.
No one should be detained for nonviolent promotion of human
rights and freedoms. Help defend the rule of law in Sudan. Send
the letter below to the Sudanese government, calling for Mr.
Osman's immediate release.
Click Here to Take Action!
http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/Sudan_Osman/we3x8bk4zitjid
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