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Re: ليس دفاعاً عن منال (Re: Raja)
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الأستاذة رجا أشكرك على مداخلتك بالنسبة لسؤالك عن مكان وكيفية القبض على اللاجئ تجدينه فى بيان الجمعية السودانية لمناهضة التعذيب والذى سأنقله لكى أدناه وكنت متردداً فى نقله حتى لا أكشف شخصية اللاجئ ولكنه كشفها بالفعل من جعلوا الهجوم على منال شغلهم الشاغل ولا بد لنا من أن نسأل سؤالين
1)إذا كان ما يشغل هؤلاء حماية اللاحئين فلماذا لم يثيروا ما حدث للثلاث الآخرين؟
2)لماذا لم يحتاج الأمن لمنال فى إعتقال الثلاث الآخرين؟
يؤكد بيان الجمعية ما ذكرناه من أن اللاجئ إذا كان قد تم إعتقاه فإنه يكون قد إعتقل فى مبانى المعتمدية.أما آن للجميع بأن يتحلوا بقليل من الموضوعية Human Rights Alert: 18 March 2008 New Wave of Arrests of Ethiopian Refugees in Khartoum The Sudan Organisation Against Torture (SOAT) is concerned about the fate of four Ethiopian refugees whose whereabouts are unknown following their arrests in Khartoum earlier this month. All are reported to be at risk of persecution and torture if forcibly repatriated because of their past opposition to the Ethiopian regime. The names of the four individuals are: 1) Wendimagenghu Getanehe (46 years old, businessman, Christian, arrested on 5 March) 2) Almaz Matko Kubdy (born in 1959, tea maker, Christian, arrested on 8 March) 3) Qenano Mangesti Tamani (37 years old, waiter, Christian, arrested on 8 March) 4) Dereje Ayele Mekonen (65 years old, cameraman, Christian, arrested on 9 March) Wendimagenghu Getanehe and Dereje Ayele Mekonen were seized on the premises of the Commission for Refugees, part of the Interior Ministry. Almaz Matko Kubdy and Qenano Mangesti Tamani were arrested late at night in the al-Deam area of Khartoum. Almaz Matko Kubdy is understood to have been in very poor health at the time of her arrest. Without knowing where the four individuals are being held, family members and lawyers have been unable to seek access to visit them. Wendimagenghu Getanehe is an active member of the Ethiopian community in Sudan and has represented fellow refugees before the authorities and United Nations agencies. Almaz Matko Kubdy was previously detained for two years in Sudan after being convicted of taking part in political activism there against the Ethiopian regime, including buying military clothing with the intention of sending it to armed groups across the border. Sources insist the allegations were false. Qenano Mangesti Tamani has also been arrested twice before in Sudan for alleged political activities. The authorities are also understood to be searching for a 48-year-old Ethiopian refugee named Abrai Atlay. SOAT has reported on a number of cases of Ethiopians detained without charge in Sudan and at risk of persecution and torture if forcibly repatriated1, and is also aware of 1 “Eritreans and Ethiopians Detained in Sudan Face Risk of Detention, Torture and Execution if Returned Home”, 8 January 2008; “Update on Detainees at Risk of Imprisonment, Torture and Execution if Forcibly Returned to Ethiopia and Eritrea”, 24 January 2008; “Update on Ethiopian Detainees at Risk of numerous instances in which Ethiopians have been harassed by the police and security services and subjected to abuse including beatings. As a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, and the African Union (AU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, Sudan is obliged not to forcibly return any individual to a country where he or she could face persecution, torture or other serious human rights violations. However, the Sudanese authorities have illegally repatriated Ethiopians as recently as September 2007 despite evidence that this would put the individuals in question at risk of such abuses. SOAT calls upon the Sudanese authorities to: Take all necessary measures to ensure the physical and psychological integrity of the detained Ethiopians Make their whereabouts known and allow them immediate and unrestricted access to family, legal advice and any medical treatment that they need Order their immediate release 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 Respect Sudan’s obligations under the ICCPR, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, and the Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa. The above recommendations should be sent in appeals to the following addresses: His Excellency President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, Office of the President, People’s Palace, PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: +249 183 782541 His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit, First Vice-President, People’s Palace, PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan, Imprisonment, Torture and Execution if Forcibly Repatriated”, 4 February 2008; “Ethiopian at Risk of Detention, Torture and Execution in Home Country Faces Possibility of Imminent Forcible Repatriation from Sudan”, 7 February 2008; and “Release of Detainees at Risk of Imprisonment, Torture and Execution if Forcibly Repatriated to Ethiopia”, 26 February 2008. To obtain these documents, go to www.soatsudan.org or contact [email protected] Fax: + 249 11 779977 / 771025 His Excellency Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, Vice-President, People’s Palace, PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: + 249 183 77 10 25 Mr Abdel Bassit Sabdarat, Minister of Justice, Ministry of Justice, PO Box 302, Khartoum, Sudan Fax: +249 183 780796 Mr Deng Alor, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs/External Relations, PO Box 873, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: + 249 183 77 93 83 Mr Ibrahim Mohamed Hamed, Minister of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Interior, PO Box 873, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: +249 183 779383 Dr Abdelmuneim Osman Mohamed Taha, Advisory Council for Human Rights, Rapporteur, PO Box 302, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: +249 183 77 08 83 Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sudan to the United Nations in Geneva, Avenue Blanc 47, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland, Tel: +41 22 731 26 63, Fax: +41 22 731 26 56, Email: [email protected] / [email protected] The Embassy of Sudan in Brussels, Avenue F.D. Roosevelt 124, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Tel.:0032 (2) 647 51 59 / 0032 (2) 647 94 94, Fax: 0032 (2) 648 34 99, Email: [email protected] Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the title and date of this SOAT publication in your reply. For more information please contact: Sudan Organisation Against Torture Argo House Kilburn Park Road London NW6 5LF United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 20 7625 8055 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7372 2656 Email: [email protected] Website: www.soatsudan.org
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