Sudan starts meetings on human rights, anticipating visit of UN expert
February. 25, 2016 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese government said that it started reviewing the situation of human rights in Sudan in anticipation of the upcoming visit of UN Independent Expert Aristide Nononsi, in April.
Presidential Assistant, Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid headed a meeting at the Sudanese presidency Thursday on the situation of human rights in the country, attended by ministers of internal affairs, defence, justice and representatives of related agencies.
“The meeting discussed human rights at the level of the centre and the states, in terms of religious, national and moral duty to prepare for the visit of the independent expert next April,” Hamid told reporters after the meeting.
He said that it was agreed to review the situation of human rights at all levels, and to address all the relevant issues. He added that each participant will report what is done on its duties in a meeting scheduled for the next week.
During his upcoming visit Nononsi is expected to assess the situation of human rights in the country particularly in Darfur and South Kordofan.
Last January, the minister of justice and head of the Advisory Council on Human Rights (ACHR) Awad al-Hassan al-Nour reiterated that Sudanese government is committed to implement its human right obligations.
He further called on the international community to meet its obligations by offering the technical support to the Sudanese government according to the agenda item 10.
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in October 2015 extended the mandate of the Independent Expert for another year under its agenda item 10 on technical assistance and capacity building. In turn it refused to take into account calls to monitor human right violations in the country.
(ST)