No. H.K/PR/29/019
13th October 2019
UPDATE ON DETAINEES FROM SOUTH KORDUFAN, SUDAN HAVE BEEN IN CUSTODY FOR MORE
THAN EIGHT YEARS
More than twenty five (25) detainees from Nuba Mountains have been deliberately
held in custody by Military Intelligence (MI) authority since June 2011
regardless of the frequently declared release pardons/ orders and Juba
declaration. The mentioned detainees were arrested in Kadogli by MI on 7thJune
2011 when the war erupted, they have been held incommunicado regardless of the
repeated release pardons/orders for the detainees and the prisoners of war that
have issued/ declared since the ouster of the former president. Nevertheless,
on 11th September 2019, Sudan government signed the Juba declaration with the
armed groups, this declaration is meant to enable peace negotiations whereby
the Sudan’s sovereign council committed to release some of the prisoners of
war. But, the twenty five (25) detainees held incommunicado were not included.
The HUDO’s Executive Director Bushra Gamar said that; “it’s sad and
unjustifiable to deliberately deny victims their freedom and to find that the
transitional government is silent about it. This will raise concerns about the
government’s commitment towards peace yet they are breaching the recently
signed declaration of enabling peace negotiations”. HUDO is very concerned
about the situation of these detainees and calls upon;
· Sudan government to
immediately release them without any condition
· Sudan government to hold
to account those who intended to keep them under detention without any legal
ground.
· Sudan government to
legally compensate them.
· Sudan government to
disclose the whereabouts of any other detainees or forcibly disappeared.
End: For the detainees names and previous reports, please visit:
https://wp.me/p6WXCc-Ij / https://hudocentre.org/2016/03/