(19
February 2019) ACJPS has received
information on the arbitrary arrest and detention of 116 political activists
between December 2018 and February 2019 for their participation or suspected
involvement in the ongoing anti-government protests. At least three detainees,
including 1 female have been subjected to six-month detention under the emergency
law in North Kordofan and North Darfur states. Authorities have targeted
opposition party leaders and members who are actively involved in the ongoing
protest. Many were arrested during protests and raids in private residences and
party houses.
Of
the 116 political activists detained, 31 are members of the Sudanese communist
party, 49 are Baath Arabic party members and 36 are members of the Sudanese
Congress party. The detainees are being held incommunicado by the National
Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) at their offices in Khartoum Bahri
and NISS sections attached to the various prisons across Sudan including;
Omdurman women’s prison, Port Sudan prison in Red Sea state, Shala prison of
North Darfur and El-Fashir prison. No charges have been brought against them.
ACJPS has received reliable information that detainees have not had access to
lawyer or family visits since their arrests. Incommunicado detention together
with the well-documented use by the NISS of torture and other forms of ill-treatment
against detainees, gives rise to serious concerns for their safety.
Since
December 19, 2018, there has been a widespread and an unprecedented increase in
the cases of arbitrary detentions, where the integrated forces of the Police,
NISS members and unknown masked individuals continue targeting peaceful
protesters. Security agencies have deployed different forms of tactics
including use of excessive and deadly force and beating peaceful protesters
with the aim of creating fear within them.
A
reliable source informed ACJPS that former detainees have been able to identify
the unknown masked individuals and have linked them to members of the National
Popular Security Forces established by the ruling party, which include former
Mujahedeen and party members. The
unknown masked individuals, reportedly responsible for numerous arrests of
peaceful protesters in cities of Al-Fasher in Northern Darfur, Kassala State,
Al-Dain in East Darfur and in the outskirts of Khartoum State have worked alone
or in collaboration with NISS forces, making several appearances in NISS
vehicles amongst NISS members. They conceal their faces to avoid recognition.
Sudanese government has always expressed interest in dissolving the National
Popular Security Force unit to guarantee the lifting of economic sanctions
imposed on Sudan by the US government since 1997 and to distance themselves
from extremist militias that work with different terrorist’s organizations.
The
continued incommunicado detention without charge, of detainees violates various
rights including the rights to liberty and fair trial guaranteed under the
Sudanese Interim Constitution, Regional and International treaties ratified by
Sudan. ACJPS therefore calls upon the Government of Sudan to;
Guarantee
the safety and well-being of all detainees and grant them immediate and
unequivocal access to their lawyers and family members, medical services and
release them in the absence of valid legal charges consistent with
international standards.
Order
their immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges that are
consistent with international law and standards or, if such charges exist,
bring them promptly before an impartial, independent and competent tribunal and
guarantee their procedural rights at all times.
Respect
the right of Sudanese people to peacefully protest and fully exercise their
rights to freedom of assembly and association and freedom of expression, as
recognized in the Interim National Constitution of Sudan, 2005.
Background
At
least 816 people have been arrested and detained while 40 have been killed since protests
broke out on 19 December 2018 across Sudan denouncing increase in prices of
basic commodities followed by strong demand for the resignation of Sudanese
President Omar al-Bashir. On 29 January
2019, the Director of NISS ordered the
release of all detainees but only a few
of those detained were released. Security agencies have continued to arrest
protesters and disperse rallies using heavy force. In our previous report, we
documented the arbitrary arrest and detention of hundreds of activists
including; opposition party leaders, human rights defenders, journalists,
doctors and professors by NISS forces for participating in the December 2018
protest.
List
of Political Activists detained incommunicado since December 2018, where
information is available, dates and location of arrest and detention have been
included.
Communist
Party
Abdul
Khaliq Elteyeb (m), party member, he was arrested on 31 December 2018 from
Khartoum.
Al
Hindi Mohamed Omer (m), party member, he was arrested on 3 January 2019 from
Khartoum.
Ali
Saeed (m), party member, he was arrested on 27 January 2019 from Khartoum.
Ammar
Yousef (m), he was arrested on 31 December 2018 from Khartoum.
Awad
Abdul Baien(m), he was arrested on 3 January 2019 from Khartoum.
Awad
Alkariem Mohamed Eltahir(m), he was arrested on 26 January 2019 from in front
of the Central House of the Party located in Khartoum II.
Faisal
Bashir (m), member of central committee, he was arrested on 26 January 2019
from Khartoum.
Faiza
Ibrahim Nooud(f), a member of central committee, she was arrested on 26 January
2019 from Khartoum.
Faris
Abdul Hai (m), he was arrested on 7 January 2019 from Khartoum.
Fathi
Fadul (m), member of central committee and the Speaker of the Sudanese
communist party. He was arrested on 9 January 2019 from Khartoum.
Fisal
Ibrahim Shabo(m), party member, he was arrested on 7 January from Khartoum.
Hashim
Mergani (m), he was arrested on 8 January 2019 from Khartoum.
Hassan
Osman (m), member of central committee, she was arrested on 26 January 2019
from Khartoum.
Hayrham
Omer Elnoor (m), he was arrested on 2 January 2019 from Khartoum.
Masoud
Al Hassan (m), member of Central committee and political secretary of Khartoum
Sector, he was arrested on 23 December 2018 after armed group of NISS raided
the central House of the Party located in Khartoum.
Mohamed
Alhadi (Jedo) (m), he was arrested on 3 January 2019 from Khartoum.
Mohamed
Eljak (m), he was arrested on 2 January 2019 from Khartoum.
Mohamed
Mukhtar Mahmoud (m), member of the central committee was arrested on 26 January
2019 from Khartoum.
Mohamed
Suleiman (m), he was arrested from his home located in Alobid of North Kordofan
State on 24 December 2018, and was subjected to six months detention under
emergency law of 2007.
Musab
Mohamed Ali (m), he was arrested on 26 January 2019 from in front of the
central house of the Party located in Khartoum 2.
Najda
Mansour Adam(f), member of Sudanese communist party, she was arrested on 25
December 2018 from Khartoum.
Nora
Obid (f), she was arrested on 15 January 2019 from Omdurman.
Omer
Mohamed Ahmed (m), he was arrested on 3 January 2019 from Khartoum
Osman
Gutbi Abdul Rahman (m), he was arrested on 26 January 2019 from in front of the
Central House of the Party located in Khartoum 2.
Salah
Abdo (m) he was arrested on 28 January 2019 from Khartoum.
Salah
Mohamed Isa, he was arrested from his home located in Althura neighborhood of
Omdurman on 22 December 2018.
Sidgi
Kabalo (m) he was arrested on 27 January 2019 from Khartoum
Sidiq
Yousef Elnoor (m), member of Central committee. He was arrested on 27 December
2018 from Khartoum.
Tariq
Abdul majid (m), member of Central committee was arrested from Omdurman on 22
December 2018.
Walid
Ali (m), party member, he was arrested on 3 January 2019 from Khartoum.
Yahiya
Mudalal (m), party member, he was arrested on 3 January 2019 from Khartoum.
Baath
Arabic Party
Abdil
Hamid Ali Osman (m), party member, he was arrested on 27 December 2018
Abdu
Al- Rahim Fath Airhman Alsanjak (m), party member, he was arrested on 22
December 2018 from Khartoum.
Abdulla
Abdul Hadi (m), party member, she was arrested on 22 December 2018 from
Khartoum.
Abdulla
Ahmed Al Hassan (m), party member, he was arrested on 6 January 2019
Ahmed
Ali (m), party member, he was arrested on 23 January 2019
Ahmed
Fadul (m), party member, he was arrested on 13 January 2019
Ahmed
Mohamed Khari, party member was arrested on 20 December 2018 from Khartoum.
Al-Aboid
Ahmed Suleiman, party member was arrested on 21 December 2018 from Khartoum.
Aldi
Khalfalla, (m) party member was arrested on 22 December 2018. He is the former
Party representative on National Consensus Alliance of Opposition Parties.
Ali
Alayah Alsnhori (m), Party Chairperson, was arrested on 25 December 2018.
Ali
Bashir (m), party member he was arrested on 5 January 2019
Amani
Idris (f), party member she was arrested on 22 December 2018.
Ana’s
Elteyeb Hashmi (m), party member, he was arrested on 18 January 2019
Anwar
Mohamed Ahmed (m), party member, he was arrested on 29 December 2018 from
Ashraf
Abdul Whab (m) party member, he was arrested on 29 December 2018
Awadallah
Gasim (m), party member, he was arrested on 14 January 2019
Bashir
Elsadiq (m) party member, he was arrested on 29 December 2018 from
Esaam
Ali Hussein (m), party member, he was arrested on 14 January 2019
Fath
Alrhman idis Albushra (m), party member, he was arrested on 18 January 2019
Fathi
Abdulla (m), party member
Gism
Alsied fadul Alsied (m), party member
Hassan
Bakari Abdien (m), party member he was arrested on 25 January 2019
Haytham
Taj Elsir (m), party member, he was arrested on 22 December 2018.
Ibrahim
Yagouo (m), party member, he was arrested on 18 January 2019
Kabashir
Alzain(m), party member
Khalid
Mohamed Saeed (m), party member, he was arrested on 15 January 2019
Mohamed
Abdulla (m), party member
Mohamed
Adel Alkhair (m), party member, he was arrested on 18 January 2019
Mohamed
Ahmed Suleiman Shatier (m), party member
Mohamed
Alayah Abdulla (m), party member, he was arrested on 18 January 2019
Mohamed
Arja (m), party member, he was arrested on 25 December 2018 from Khartoum.
Mohamed
Dia Eldien (m), he was arrested on 23 December 2018, from Khartoum. He is the
party speaker.
Mohamed
Faisal (m), party member, he was arrested on 18 January 2019
Mohamed
Hashim Alaalim (m), party member, he was arrested on 18 January 2019
Mohamed
Khair Abdul Monim (m), party member
Mohamed
Khalifa (m), party member, he was arrested on 2 February 2019
Mohamed
Osman (m), party member, he was arrested on 28 December 2018
Mohamed
Zakary Ali Dunkis (m), party member, he was arrested on 23 January 2019
Moutaman
Abdulla (m), party member, he was arrested on 11 January 2019
Mujahid
Ahmed Suleiman (m), party member, he was arrested on 31 December 2018
Munira
Said Ali (f), party member, she was arrested on 22 December 2018.
Nizar
Gadal Falih (m), party member, he was arrested on 15 January 2019
Omer
Shamoun (m), party member.
Sadam
Arabize Alfadil (m), party member, he was arrested on 21 January 2019.
Salah
Mohamed Al Hassan (m), party member, he was arrested on 23 December 2018 from
Khartoum.
Tariq
Sidiq Kandik (m), advocate, he was arrested on 22 December 2018,
Wajdi
Khalifa (m), party member, he was arrested on 23 January 2019
Yasir
Habib (m), party member, he was arrested on 31 December 2018
Zuhair
Alamin (m), party member, he was arrested on 31 December 2018
Sudanese
Congress Party
Abbas
Aalim (m), party member, he was arrested on 12 January 2019
Abdul
Rahim Babkir (m), party member, he was arrested on 11 January 2019
Abdulgium
Awad Alsied Badur (m), party member, he was arrested on 2 January 2019
Adam
Abdul Hamid Bank (m), party member, he was arrested on 14 January 2019
Aid
Abdul Azim Zaid (m), party member.
Almahi
Mohamed Suleiman (m), party member, he was arrested on 3 January 2019.
Alrabee
Ali (m), party member, he was arrested on 9 January 2019.
Alshafie
Mohamed Khalfala (m), party member, he was arrested on 11January 2019.
Alzain
Muhssien Ganim (m), party member, he was arrested on 31 December 2018.
Amani
Hassabo(f), the Chairperson of Sudanese Congress party, she was arrested from
Alkfah Neighborhood of El-fashir in North Darfur on 11 January 2019. She has
been sentenced to a six -months detention under the emergency law and is being
detained incommunicado at El-Fashir prison.
Ayman
Ahmed (m), party member, he was arrested on 12 January 2019.
Badur
Eldien Khamis (m), he was arrested on 3 January 2019
Bakari
Gerbil (m), Advocate, human rights defender, he was arrested on 31 December
2018 from Khartoum
Esam
Khidir (m), he was arrested on 22 December 2018
Fouaad
Osman (m), he was arrested on 3 January 2019
Hassan
Ali Hamad (m), he was arrested on 17 January 2019
Hatim
Mergani Abdurrahman, he was arrested on 23 December 2018 from Unrwaba in North
Kordfan. He subjected to 6-month imprisonment under emergency law 2007. He was
transferred on unknown date to Shala prison of North Darfur to be detained in
NISS section attached to the prison.
Hussein
Ahmed Musa (m), he was arrested on 23 December 2018
Hussein
Mohamed Hussein (m), he was arrested on 31 December 2018
Jamal
Ahmed Abakar (m), he was arrested on 24 December 2018
Mahdi
Rabih Barbar (m), party member, he was arrested on 16 January 2019
Majdi
Akasha (m), party member, he was arrested on 27 December 2018
Khartoum
Sector, he was arrested after armed group of NISS raided the central House of
the Party located in Khartoum 2
Mawia
Khalid (m), party member, he was arrested on 12 January 2019 from Khartoum
Mohamed
Ali Ishaq (m), party member, he was arrested on 14 January 2019
Mohamed
Eldouma (m) party member, he was arrested on 9 January 2019
Musab
Alshafi (m), party member he was arrested on 24 December 2018
Nehal
Elteyeb (f), pharmacist, she was arrested on 14 January 2019 from Khartoum
Noor
Eldien Babkier (m), party member he was arrested on 11 January 2019
Omer
Yousef Eldigir (m), party member he was arrested on 28 December 2018. He is the
chairperson of the party.
Osman
Alamin (m), party member he was arrested on 23 December 2018
Osman
Hassan (m), member of central committee, he was arrested on 26 January 2019
Salah
Abdo(m), party member he was arrested on 28 January 2019 from Khartoum
Saleh
Omer Alamin (m), party member he was arrested on 2 January 2019.
Samir
Salah (m), party member he was arrested on 22 December 2018
Sheima
Ibrahim Elshiekh (m), party member he was arrested on 25 December 2018