Khartoum/ Kampala/ Juba (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has facilitated the release and repatriation of 125 people detained by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N). The ICRC transported the released persons from two locations in South Sudan to Entebbe in Uganda and onward to Sudan, where they were handed over to government officials in Khartoum. The operation followed a request by the high authorities in Kampala, Khartoum and Juba, and agreement by all the parties involved.
"We are very pleased that these people will finally return to their families,” said ICRC’s head of delegation in Sudan Gérard Peytrignet. “Acting as a neutral intermediary is central to our mandate, and we stand ready to provide this humanitarian service when asked by all those involved in a conflict.”
ICRC teams accompanied the released people throughout the journey from South Sudan to Khartoum via Uganda. Prior to the repatriation, the ICRC interviewed all the detainees to to ensure that they were willing to return to their country of origin. Medical checks were conducted at the same time to confirm their fitness to travel. The entire transfer operation took place over four days and was concluded on Sunday 5 March.
Mr Peytrignet said: “Because of the regular dialogue we maintain with all parties involved in conflict, the ICRC was tasked to conduct this operation and fulfill its role of a neutral intermediary. We are very glad, as these efforts are to the benefit of the released detainees and their families. Similar operations were conducted in the past in Sudan and the wider region.”
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