Tag Archives: Prison

14 January 2015 Update: Open letter concerning the continued detentions without charge of Dr Amin Mekki Medani, Mr Farouq Abu Eissa, and Dr Farah Ibrahim Mohamed Alagar Dear Ms Alapini-Gansou, Ms Tlakula, Mr Mute, Mr Forst, Mr Kaye, Mr Nononsi ,Mr Andenas and Mr Mendez, Further to the joint letter …

(13 June 2014) Next month the United Nations Human Rights Committee will review Sudan’s progress implementing its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The Committee will assess, amongst other things, Sudan’s compliance guaranteeing the right to life, the right to be free from torture and …

(21 February 2014) The Sudanese authorities must investigate the death of one prisoner and serious injuries sustained by four others at Ardamata prison, West Darfur, following the firing of live ammunition by prison guards to quell a disturbance. At around 9am on 19 February 2014, a sentry guard reportedly sighted …