Sudan rights organization call on government to release all detainees

SHRO-Cairo is gravely concerned for continuous detention of many participants in the rally urging the National Assembly to endorse democratic laws on security and other critical issues this morning, Monday December the 7th, 2009, in Khartoum.

Reliable sources indicated that SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum and Parliamentarian Yasir Arman were released. Violently assaulted by police, Mr.Arman has been placed in hospital for medical treatment. Other detainees, including female demonstrators were severely hurt by police assaults.

The Organization condemns the Government in the strongest terms possible for the unlawful arrests, tortures, and detention the arrestees experienced in the peaceful rally as well as under the police custody. SHRO-Cairo urge the authorities to release immediately the following detainees who have not been yet released from unlawful detention:

Interior State Minister Abbas Gumma (SPLM)

Abd-Allah Tiya (SPLM)

Mohamed Mutasim Hakim (SPLM)

Kamal Omer Abd al-Salam (PCP) Political Secretary

al-Siddig al-Turabi (PCP)

Ibrahim al-Sheikh (Chairperson of the Sudanese Congress Party)

Satti’ Mohamed al-Haj (Lawyer)

Farouq Abu Eissa (Parliamentarian, Secretary General of the National Forces)

Mohamed Farouq

Nagi Musa Hasab al-Rasoul

Salwa Adam

Zahra Hayder

Nagat Bushra

Hanan Ali

Ikram Abyad

Noy Michael John

Sonata Deng

Hawa Mohamed Osman

Rozina Richard

Firyal Madwin

Insaf Ibrahim

Mahdiya

Rabiya Ishag

Rozina John

Azza Awad

Maryam Awad

Samiya Babiker

Dura Gambo (journalist)

Samya Rabih

Mahasin Ali Hassan

Thorayah

Safiya Azrag

Dalya al-Mahi

Muna al-Tigani

Mohamed Mahgoub

Midhat Afif

Mahmoud Khidir

Wafa Ahmed al-Tayeb

Tilal al-Nayir (journalist)

Hanadi Osman (journalist, Al-Ray Al-Am)

Mohamed al-Hilo (journalist, Akhbar Al-Yoam)

Ahmed Sir Al-Khatim (journalist, AKhbar Al-Yoam)