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 Darfur: 16 men at risk of being hanged
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SOAT
Sudan Organisation Against Torture
Human Rights Alert: 31 January 2005
Darfur: 16 men at risk of being hanged
On 1 January 2005, Military Intelligence in Nyala arrested twelve men from the Birgid tribe from Doumma village, 12 Km North of Nyala. The men are accused of supporting the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) and of committing crimes against state. Their details are as follows:
Zakarea Adam Abdella, 53 yrs, Omda of Birgid tribe,
Ali Yousif Adam, 38 yrs,
Mohamed Abdel rahman Abdella, 31 yrs
Musa Abdel Kareem Abdel mawla, 29 yrs
Hassan Soulieman Ibraheam, 41 yrs
Mohamed Ibraheam Abdella, 25 yrs
Hafiz Adam Soulieman, 19 yrs
Adam Abdel raheam Abdel rahman, 35 yrs
Mohamed Hassan Abdel Ghani, 40 yrs
Yahya Ishag Ali, 18 yrs
Jafer Mohamed Abdella, 21 yrs
Soulieman Mohamed Arbab, 22 yrs
The twelve men were reportedly tortured by the Military Intelligence during their arrest and on the way to Nyala. They beat the men with their hands and kicked them with their boots. The twelve detainees were initially taken to the military intelligence offices in Nyala and detained there for 1 day.
On 2 January 2005, the men were transferred to Nyala Wasat (central) police station where they were officially charged under articles 51 (Waging War against the State) and article 58 (Abetment of Mutiny) of the 1991 Penal Code.
Following the official charges, the men were transferred to Nyala prison where they remain in detention.
In a separate incident, on 30 November 2004, the Armed forces arrested four men from Adwa village, 47 km North of Nyala, Southern Darfur state. The men were arrested from their homes following an earlier arrest of 19 people ranging in age from 21 to 85 belonging to the Fur and Dajo tribe from their homes and on the streets in Adwa village by the armed forces and the Janjaweed (militias) in Land Rovers on 28 November 2004.
The four men are accused of supporting the SLA, their details are as follows:
Idreas Adam Abdella, 60 yrs
Mohamed Ahmed Ahmed Abdella, 35 yrs
Abdella tairab Saif Aldeen, 28 yrs
Ibraheam Soulieman Abaker, 33 yrs
The men were initially detained at Nyala Wasat (central) police station where they were officially charged under article 51 and article 58 of the 1991 Penal Code.
On 7 December 2004, the four detainees were transferred to Nyala prison where they remain in detention.
SOAT is unconditionally opposed to the death penalty and strongly condemns its use by the Government of Sudan. SOAT is gravely concerned by the arbitrary arrest and detention of civilians in Darfur perceived as sympathising with armed opposition groups in Darfur.
SOAT strongly urges the Government of Sudan to:
Take all necessary measures to ensure the physical and psychological integrity of all the detainees
Investigate allegations of torture and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Abolish the death penalty in Sudan.
Ensure respect for rights to fair trial and to legal appeal in accordance with international human rights standards, for all detainees throughout Sudan.
Guarantee respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout Sudan in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards
The above recommendations should be sent in appeals to the following
addresses:
His Excellency Lieutenant General Omar Hassan al-Bashir
President of the Republic of Sudan
President' s Palace
PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 249 183 783223
Mr. Ali Mohamed Osman Yassin
Minister of Justice and Attorney General
Ministry of Justice
Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 249 183 788941
Mr. Mustafa Osman Ismail
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PO Box 873, Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 249 183 779383
Dr. Abdelmuneim Osman Mohamed Taha
Advisory Council for Human Rights
PO Box 302
Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 249 183 770883
His Excellency Ambassador Mr. Ibrahim Mirghani Ibrahim,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sudan to the United Nations in Geneva,
PO Box 335,
1211 Geneva,
Switzerland,
Fax: +4122 731 26 56,
E-mail: [email protected].
SOAT is international human rights organisation established in the UK in 1993. If you have any questions about this or any other SOAT information, please contact us:
SOAT
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London NW6 5LF, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7625 8055
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E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.soatsudan.org
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