Sudan
20.06.06
Urgent Interventions
Sudan: Torture of a recent medical graduate
Case SDN 200606
Arbitrary arrest / Detention / Torture
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in Sudan.
According to the information received, Mr. Al-Nageeb - a recent medical graduate from Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman - was arrested by these five men around 12.30 pm whilst distributing flyers in support of students suspended from the University for non payment of tuition fees. Mr. Al-Nageeb was taken to a Student Union room equipped with torture instruments, where he was subjected to severe torture and lost consciousness for periods of 10-20 minutes. The men blind-folded Mr. Al-Nageeb, tied both his feet and wrists, hanged him by the feet to a ceiling fan and attempted to insert a glass bottle into his anus. Mr. Al-Nageeb was beaten with a metal bar, water hose and chain lock and the men pointed guns to his head whilst threatening him with death. The men also attempted to strangle him using a rope and subjected his hands and facial cheeks to electric shock and forced him to sign documents obliging him to pay 1500,000 Sudanese Dinars.
It is reported that during his detention, Mr. Al-Nageeb was questioned about his membership and those of other students of the communist party. The men identified themselves as members of the security forces and the men of ‘Abu-Musab Al-Zarqwai’ group in Sudan. They demanded Mr. Al-Nageeb to give up his student activities and to join the security forces and work with them.
Ten hours after his detention, at 10.30 pm, Mr. Al-Nageeb was driven to a farm in Al Maygome, East Nile District where his blindfold was removed. After walking for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. Al-Nageeb reached a main road.
Mr. Al-Nageeb reported the incident to SOAT’s partner organization in Khartoum, Amel Centre for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture where they confirmed his injuries as consistent to his account of torture and where he is currently receiving counseling.
1. Guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of Mr. Omar Altaj Al –Nageeb;
2. Order a thorough and impartial investigation into these events, in order to identify all those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the penal and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
3. Guarantee that adequate compensation is awarded to Mr. Omar Altaj Al -Nageeb;
4. Guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
Please also write to the embassies of Sudan in your respective country.
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Genev, 20 June 2006
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.
Arbitrary arrest / Detention / Torture
The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (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 the Sudan Organisation Against Torture (SOAT), a member of OMCT network, about the arbitrary arrests, detention and torture of Mr. Omar Altaj Al-Nageeb (25 yrs) by five men allegedly working for the security forces, on 12 June 2006.According to the information received, Mr. Al-Nageeb - a recent medical graduate from Omdurman Islamic University, Omdurman - was arrested by these five men around 12.30 pm whilst distributing flyers in support of students suspended from the University for non payment of tuition fees. Mr. Al-Nageeb was taken to a Student Union room equipped with torture instruments, where he was subjected to severe torture and lost consciousness for periods of 10-20 minutes. The men blind-folded Mr. Al-Nageeb, tied both his feet and wrists, hanged him by the feet to a ceiling fan and attempted to insert a glass bottle into his anus. Mr. Al-Nageeb was beaten with a metal bar, water hose and chain lock and the men pointed guns to his head whilst threatening him with death. The men also attempted to strangle him using a rope and subjected his hands and facial cheeks to electric shock and forced him to sign documents obliging him to pay 1500,000 Sudanese Dinars.
It is reported that during his detention, Mr. Al-Nageeb was questioned about his membership and those of other students of the communist party. The men identified themselves as members of the security forces and the men of ‘Abu-Musab Al-Zarqwai’ group in Sudan. They demanded Mr. Al-Nageeb to give up his student activities and to join the security forces and work with them.
Ten hours after his detention, at 10.30 pm, Mr. Al-Nageeb was driven to a farm in Al Maygome, East Nile District where his blindfold was removed. After walking for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. Al-Nageeb reached a main road.
Mr. Al-Nageeb reported the incident to SOAT’s partner organization in Khartoum, Amel Centre for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture where they confirmed his injuries as consistent to his account of torture and where he is currently receiving counseling.
Action Requested
Please write to the authorities in Sudan urging them to:1. Guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of Mr. Omar Altaj Al –Nageeb;
2. Order a thorough and impartial investigation into these events, in order to identify all those responsible, bring them to trial and apply the penal and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
3. Guarantee that adequate compensation is awarded to Mr. Omar Altaj Al -Nageeb;
4. Guarantee the respect of human rights and the fundamental freedoms throughout the country in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
Addresses
- His Excellency Lieutenant General Omar Hassan al-Bashir, President of the Republic of Sudan, Presidential Palace, PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: +249 183 783 223
- His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit, First Vice-President, People’s Palace, PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: + 249 11 779977 / 771025
- His Excellency Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, Vice-President, People’s Palace, PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: + 249 183 77 10 25
- Mr Ali Mohamed Osman Yassin, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Ministry of Justice, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: + 249 183 78 07 96
- Mr Lam Akol Ajawin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs/External Relations, PO Box 873, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: + 249 183 77 93 83
- Mr. Al Zubeir Beshir Taha, Minister of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Interior, PO Box 873, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: +249 183 77 93 83
- Dr Nafie Ali Nafie, Minister of Federal Government, Office of the Presidents People’s Palace, PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: +249 117 71 651/ 78 32 23
- Dr Yasir Sid Ahmed, Head of the Advisory Council for Human Rights PO Box 302, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: +249 183 770 883
- Dr Abdelmuneim Osman Mohamed Taha, Advisory Council for Human Rights, Rapporteur, PO Box 302, Khartoum, Sudan, Fax: +249 183 77 08 83
- Prof. Ali Mohamed Ali Shommou, The National Press and Publications Council, P O Box 11111, Osman Digna St., Khartoum East Sudan, Fax: + 249 183 77 19 25
- His Excellency Ambassador Mr. Mohamed Elhassan Ahmed Elhaj, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sudan to the United Nations in Geneva, Avenue Blanc 47, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland, Tel: +41 22 731 26 63, Fax: +41 22 731 26 56, Email: mission.sudan@bluewin.ch / mission.sudan@ties.itu.int
- The Embassy of Sudan in Brussels, Mr. Ali Yousif Ahmed, Av. F.D. Roosevelt, 124, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Tel.: + 32 2 647 51 59 / 94 94, Fax: + 32 (2) 648 34 99, Email: sudanbx@yahoo.com
Please also write to the embassies of Sudan in your respective country.
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Genev, 20 June 2006
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply.