تواصل بيانات منظمة العفو الدولية ضد الحكومة السودانية فاضحة زيف ادعاءاتها

Quote: PUBLIC AI Index: AFR 54/022/2003 15 April 2003 UA 103/03 Fear of torture or ill-treatment/ detention without charge SUDAN Adam Ahmed Mohammed Guma' (m), aged 51, businessman Mohammed Ahmed Karama (m), aged 50, businessman Khalil Mohammed Din (m), aged 45, farmer Mohammed Tayrab (m), aged 40 Ishag Teimi (m) Yousif Sam (m) Adam Harun (m) Omer Hussein (m) Boos Al Zaghawy (m) The nine men named above were detained without charge some time between 1 and 12 April. They are being held incommunicado at Shala prison near El Fasher town, North Darfur province, and may be at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. The men were initially detained by security personnel in Kabkabia town, North Darfur province, before their transfer to Shala prison. Government security forces have secretly used torture against detainees suspected of supporting opposition political groups while in custody. It is thought that the men, who come from the Fur and Zaghawa ethnic groups, may have been detained in connection with recent armed clashes between government forces and a new armed group operating in Darfur, calling itself the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA). The SLA claimed it had killed dozens of soldiers and seized their vehicles. The government has neither confirmed nor denied the claim. Khalil Mohammed Din was previously arrested with other Fur community leaders by the security forces in May 2002, after groups of nomads attacked the village of Shoba and killed 17 people. He and other Fur detainees were released without charge in August 2002. He told Amnesty International delegates in Darfur that the detainees had been detained in poor conditions and had not even been interrogated. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The Sudan Liberation Army has been fighting government forces since early February 2003. It accuses the government of keeping Darfur, a remote area that borders Chad in the western part of the country, under-developed and marginalized. Farming communities in the region, comprised of ethnic groups such as the Fur and the Zaghawa, have clashed regularly with cattle and camel herders over scarce water resources and pasture. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Please send appeals to arrive as quickly as possible, in Arabic or English or your own language: - expressing concern for the safety of Adam Ahmed Mohammed Guma, Mohammed Ahmed Karama, Khalil Mohammed Din, Mohammed Tayrab, Ishag Teimi, Yousif Sam, Adam Harun, Omer Hussein and Boos Al Zaghawy, detained between 1 and 12 April and currently being held without charge at Shala prison; - seeking assurances that the detainees will not be tortured or ill treated; - calling on the authorities to abide by its commitments under Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and either charge the detainees with a recognizable criminal offence and give them a prompt and fair trial in accordance with international standards or set them free immediately; - urging the authorities to allow the detainees immediate and unrestricted access to their relatives, legal counsel and any medical aid they may need. APPEALS TO: His Excellency Lieutenant General Omar Hassan al-Bashir President of the Republic of Sudan People's Palace PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan Telegram: President al-Bashir, Khartoum, Sudan Fax: + 249 11 771651 / 787676 / 783223 (please keep trying) Salutation: Your Excellency Maj-Gen Tayyib Ibrahim Muhammed Khayr Adviser to the President on Security Affairs People's Palace PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan Telegram: Adviser to the President on Security Affairs, Khartoum, Sudan Fax: + 249 11 771651 / 787676 / 783223 (please keep trying) Salutation: Dear Major-General Mr Ali Mohamed Osman Yassin Minister of Justice and Attorney General Ministry of Justice, Khartoum, Sudan Telegram: Justice Minister, Khartoum, Sudan Fax: + 249 11 774906 / 771651 / 787676 / 783223 (please keep trying) Salutation: Dear Minister Major General Abdul-Rahim Muhammed Hussein Minister of Internal Affairs Ministry of Interior PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan Telegram: Minister of Internal Affairs, Khartoum, Sudan Fax: + 249 11 773046 / 770186 / 777900 Salutation: Dear Minister Mr Mustafa Osman Ismail Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs PO Box 873, Khartoum, Sudan Telegram: Foreign Minister, Khartoum, Sudan Fax: + 249 11 779383 Salutation: Dear Minister General Ibrahim Sulayman Governor of Northern Darfur C/o People's Palace PO Box 281 Khartoum, Sudan Fax: + 24911 771651/783223 Salutation: Dear Sir COPIES TO: Dr Yasir Sid Ahmed Advisory Council for Human Rights PO Box 302 Khartoum, Sudan Fax: + 249 11 779173 / 770883 Salutation: Dear Sir and to diplomatic representatives of Sudan accredited to your country. PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY. Check with the International Secretariat, or your section office, if sending appeals after 27 May 2003.