Sudan
17.11.04
Urgent Interventions
Sudan: Ill-treatment and Unlawful killings
Case SDN 171104 / Case SDN 171104.CC
URGENT APPEAL / CHILD CONCERN
Ill-treatment / Unlawful killings
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Sudan.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by Sudan Organization Against Torture (SOAT), a member of the OMCT network, of the alleged torture of 20 persons in Sudan:
1. Mohamed Abdu Abdel Rahman, 43 yrs, Tanjour Tribe
2. Bakheata Adam Fani, 75 yrs, Zaghawa
3. Altahir Mohamed Hasabella, 53 yrs, Zaghawa
4. Hooda Farda Abaker, 60 yrs, Zaghawa, (F)
5. Fatima Moustafa Ahmed, 45 yrs, Zaghawa (F)
6. Zaineb Mohamed Abdel Rahman, 33 yrs, Zaghawa (F)
7. Hikma Ardaman Taj Aldean, 26 yrs, Zaghawa (F)
8. Om Alfougara Adam, 29 yrs, Zaghawa (F)
9. Awatif Ibraheam Ahmed, 13 yrs, Zaghawa, (F)
10. Asha Musa, 65 yrs, Zaghawa (F)
11. Dahbaya Ahmed Deyar, 40 yrs, Zaghawa, (F)
12. Om Bosh Alnour Haneen, 47 yrs, Zaghawa (F)
13. Hessain Gardea Abaker, 71 yrs, Zaghawa
14. Isam Aldean Ali Idrees, 11 Yrs, Zaghawa
15. Ibraheam Abaker, 45 yrs, Zaghawa
16. Ahmed Abdel Kaream Shaw, 52 yrs, Zaghawa
17. Hooda Shetta Kear, 65 Yrs, Zaghawa
18. Ali Idreas Ali, 24 yrs, Zaghawa
19. Abdella Yagoub Ishag, 25 yrs, Tama
20. Khalid Alsayouti, 51 yrs, Ta'aisha
21. Ramsfield Cadate, Journalist, American
According to the information received, on 9 November 2004, a group of police and security forces entered the Seraif IDP camp in Hay AlGeer, 4 km west of Nyala, at approximately 11:30pm. It is alleged that the police and security forces used tear gas on the IDPs and beat them with sticks. During the attacks it is reported that some shelters and tents were destroyed. Throughout the attack it is also reported that the IDPs were intimidated and were threatened to leave the camp. The attack reportedly left 300 IDPs wounded and another 100 injured by exposure to tear gas.
The police arrested 20 IDPs: including two children, 11 and 13 years old, and one American Journalist (Ramsfield Cadate). All of those who were arrested were taken to the Nyala Central (Wasat) police station and all of them have been charged under articles 51 (Waging War against the State), 58 (Abetment to Mutiny) and 69 (Disturbance of Public Peace) of the 1991 Penal Code. The 20 IDPs were allegedly subjected to torture during their arrests and while en-route from the camp to the police station. All 21 of the detainees were released on bail on 10 November 2004.
In a separate event, on 14 November 2004 at 3:00am, the police forces in Kalma camp opened fire on IDPs. It is alleged that the shootings were intended to threaten and intimidate the IDPs into complying with forced returns to their villages.
The attack reportedly left one minor and an adult dead and 6 others wounded. Among the wounded is an eight month old baby. The details of those killed and wounded are as follows:
Killed
1. Ishag musa Adam Haround, 15 yrs, resident in centre 5
2. Adam Abdel Aziz, 32 yrs, resident in centre 2
Wounded
1. Abu baker Idreas Abdel Shafi, 34 yrs, resident in centre 4
2. Mohamed Abdle Majeed Adam, 6 yrs resident in centre 4
3. Fatima Ismael Haroun, 33 yrs, resident in centre 4
4. Meryem Younis Adam, 32 yrs, resident in centre 6
5. Khadija Yagoub Abdella, 55 yrs
6. Abdel nabi Adam Abdella, 8 months
The 6 wounded IDPs are hospitalized and receiving treatment at Nyala Hospital.
The International Secretariat of OMCT is gravely concerned by these two abovementioned events, and calls upon the Sudanese authorities to guarantee the before mentioned persons’, including the charge persons’ and the hospitalized persons’, personal integrities and to bring those charged persons before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee their procedural rights at all times. OMCT also urges the authorities to launch a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into these events, in order to identify those responsible and bring them to justice. Finally, OMCT calls on the authorities to guarantee that adequate reparation is provided to the abovementioned persons and/or the family’s of the victims.
Action requested
Please write to the authorities in Sudan urging them to:
i. take all necessary measures to guarantee the abovementioned persons’ physical and psychological integrity;
ii. bring those charged persons before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee their procedural rights at all times;
iii. order a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances of their arrest and any allegations of torture, in order to identify all those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the penal and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
iv. guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
Addresses:
Please also write to the embassies of Sudan in your respective country.
Geneva, 17 November 2004
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.
URGENT APPEAL / CHILD CONCERN
Ill-treatment / Unlawful killings
The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Sudan.
Brief description of the situation
The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by Sudan Organization Against Torture (SOAT), a member of the OMCT network, of the alleged torture of 20 persons in Sudan:
1. Mohamed Abdu Abdel Rahman, 43 yrs, Tanjour Tribe
2. Bakheata Adam Fani, 75 yrs, Zaghawa
3. Altahir Mohamed Hasabella, 53 yrs, Zaghawa
4. Hooda Farda Abaker, 60 yrs, Zaghawa, (F)
5. Fatima Moustafa Ahmed, 45 yrs, Zaghawa (F)
6. Zaineb Mohamed Abdel Rahman, 33 yrs, Zaghawa (F)
7. Hikma Ardaman Taj Aldean, 26 yrs, Zaghawa (F)
8. Om Alfougara Adam, 29 yrs, Zaghawa (F)
9. Awatif Ibraheam Ahmed, 13 yrs, Zaghawa, (F)
10. Asha Musa, 65 yrs, Zaghawa (F)
11. Dahbaya Ahmed Deyar, 40 yrs, Zaghawa, (F)
12. Om Bosh Alnour Haneen, 47 yrs, Zaghawa (F)
13. Hessain Gardea Abaker, 71 yrs, Zaghawa
14. Isam Aldean Ali Idrees, 11 Yrs, Zaghawa
15. Ibraheam Abaker, 45 yrs, Zaghawa
16. Ahmed Abdel Kaream Shaw, 52 yrs, Zaghawa
17. Hooda Shetta Kear, 65 Yrs, Zaghawa
18. Ali Idreas Ali, 24 yrs, Zaghawa
19. Abdella Yagoub Ishag, 25 yrs, Tama
20. Khalid Alsayouti, 51 yrs, Ta'aisha
21. Ramsfield Cadate, Journalist, American
According to the information received, on 9 November 2004, a group of police and security forces entered the Seraif IDP camp in Hay AlGeer, 4 km west of Nyala, at approximately 11:30pm. It is alleged that the police and security forces used tear gas on the IDPs and beat them with sticks. During the attacks it is reported that some shelters and tents were destroyed. Throughout the attack it is also reported that the IDPs were intimidated and were threatened to leave the camp. The attack reportedly left 300 IDPs wounded and another 100 injured by exposure to tear gas.
The police arrested 20 IDPs: including two children, 11 and 13 years old, and one American Journalist (Ramsfield Cadate). All of those who were arrested were taken to the Nyala Central (Wasat) police station and all of them have been charged under articles 51 (Waging War against the State), 58 (Abetment to Mutiny) and 69 (Disturbance of Public Peace) of the 1991 Penal Code. The 20 IDPs were allegedly subjected to torture during their arrests and while en-route from the camp to the police station. All 21 of the detainees were released on bail on 10 November 2004.
In a separate event, on 14 November 2004 at 3:00am, the police forces in Kalma camp opened fire on IDPs. It is alleged that the shootings were intended to threaten and intimidate the IDPs into complying with forced returns to their villages.
The attack reportedly left one minor and an adult dead and 6 others wounded. Among the wounded is an eight month old baby. The details of those killed and wounded are as follows:
Killed
1. Ishag musa Adam Haround, 15 yrs, resident in centre 5
2. Adam Abdel Aziz, 32 yrs, resident in centre 2
Wounded
1. Abu baker Idreas Abdel Shafi, 34 yrs, resident in centre 4
2. Mohamed Abdle Majeed Adam, 6 yrs resident in centre 4
3. Fatima Ismael Haroun, 33 yrs, resident in centre 4
4. Meryem Younis Adam, 32 yrs, resident in centre 6
5. Khadija Yagoub Abdella, 55 yrs
6. Abdel nabi Adam Abdella, 8 months
The 6 wounded IDPs are hospitalized and receiving treatment at Nyala Hospital.
The International Secretariat of OMCT is gravely concerned by these two abovementioned events, and calls upon the Sudanese authorities to guarantee the before mentioned persons’, including the charge persons’ and the hospitalized persons’, personal integrities and to bring those charged persons before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee their procedural rights at all times. OMCT also urges the authorities to launch a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into these events, in order to identify those responsible and bring them to justice. Finally, OMCT calls on the authorities to guarantee that adequate reparation is provided to the abovementioned persons and/or the family’s of the victims.
Action requested
Please write to the authorities in Sudan urging them to:
i. take all necessary measures to guarantee the abovementioned persons’ physical and psychological integrity;
ii. bring those charged persons before an impartial and competent tribunal and guarantee their procedural rights at all times;
iii. order a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances of their arrest and any allegations of torture, in order to identify all those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the penal and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
iv. guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
Addresses:
- President of the Republic of Sudan, His Excellency Lieutenant-General Omar Hassan al-Bashir, President' s Palace, PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: +24911 771024 / 771651 / 779977
- First Vice-President, Mr Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, People's Palace PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax : + 249 11 779977 / 771025
- Mr Ali Mohamed Osman Yassin, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Ministry of Justice, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: + 249 11 771479
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Mustafa Osman Ismail, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PO Box 873, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax :+249 11 779383
- Advisory Council for Human Rights, Dr Yasir Sid Ahmed, PO Box 302, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: +249 11 779173 / 770883
- Minister of Internal Affairs, Major General Abdul-Rahim Muhammed Hussein, Ministry of Interior, PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: +249 11 774339 / 776554 / 777900 / 773046 / 770186
- Minister of Federal Government, Dr Nafie Ali Nafie, Office of the Presidents People's Palace, PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax : +24911 771651 / 783223
- Governor of North Darfur, General Ibrahim Sulayman, c/o People's Palace, PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: +249 731 42696
- 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: mission.sudan@ties.itu.int; mission.sudan@bluewin.ch.
Please also write to the embassies of Sudan in your respective country.
Geneva, 17 November 2004
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.