No. H.K/UA/05/017
31st August 2017
URGENT ACTION
ARREST OF FAMILY MEMBERS BY MILITARY INTELLIGENCE IN UMBRAMBETA OF SUDAN
On 4th July 2017, Mr. Shamsoun Tubra, his wife/ Hawa and his sister/ Khameesa
were arrested by MI in Umbrambeta. The arrest was in line of their displacement
from SPLA-N territory to the governmental territory. They have been arrested
and denied access to lawyers contact and detained in bad conditions. Mr.
Shamsoun Tubra, a 25 year old farmer, his wife Hawa Noureldin Mamoureya, 23
years old (housewife) and his sister Khameesa Tubra, 21 years old. Umbrambeta
is a town in the eastern region of South Kordufan State of Sudan. On 4th July
2017, at 05:30 AM four SAF armed soldiers headed by Noureldaeim a member of MI
came to Shamsoun’s house which is located in Sheishan neighborhood of
Umbrambeta. They beat/assaulted Shamsoun as his family members and neighbors
who came to find out watched. Soon after, they arrest him together with his
wife and sister and took them to the military camp premises. They accused him
of spying because he moved from the SPLA-N area/territory to the government
controlled territory. On 24th July, Shamsoun’s sister Ms. Khameesa was released
while the other two remained in custody. HUDO got reliable information that,
the two are detained in a hole designed to be a cell for detention. They are
detained in bad conditions, undergoing inhuman treatment with no access to
family visits or lawyers contact. HUDO is very concerned about Shamsoun’s
family detention we call upon;
· Sudan government to
respect the rights of detainees
· The MI detaining
authority should allow them the access to family and lawyers
· Sudan government to hold
account the SAF and MI members responsible of the inhuman acts
· Sudan military
authorities to ensure that detainees are not subjected to torture or any ill-treatment
· The government, for their
immediately release or to send them to the court if they are facing any
recognized crime.
· Sudan government should
lift the state of emergency. HUDO Centre 2 More information
· The lack of humanitarian
services and food shortage in the SPLA-N occupied territories forced many
people to shift to the neighboring villages in the government controlled
territories, this happened mostly in Dalami area. The arrested people passed
through the same channel up to Umbrambeta where they faced suspicion by
security agencies which led to their arrests.
· The state of emergency
status in South Kordufan and Blue Nile states enhanced MI to arrest civilians
in that many people suffer ill-treatment and torture. For instance; in Blue
Nile the MI used to detain civilians in iron containers. In South Kordufan they
used to detain many people in prepared holes or in limited space without
ventilation, no healthcare or enough food. For example; Mr. Joro Ali kasir, 73
years old, unemployed, he was arrested in Talodi of South Kordufan on 31st
August 2011, detained with more than thirty detainees in a room of (4X4
metres). He died on 3rd May 2012 as a result of the mentioned conditions of
detention.