The Committee for the Defence of Those Affected by Arbitrary and Unlawful Detention reported the detention of dozens of activists yesterday evening in several areas in Khartoum after demonstrations took place to announce today’s women’s marches.
The Central Bank of Sudan announced the unification of the Sudanese Pound exchange rate to allow for the determination of currency exchange rates without interference from the Central Bank. Foreign exchange dealers on the parallel market reported that the Dollar exchange rate recorded SDG560 yesterday.
In an oral update on the human rights situation in Sudan yesterday, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed her deep concerns over “the sharp reversal of human rights achievements following the military coup in Sudan last October”. The International Federation for Human Rights also condemned the coup.
The national committee set up to investigate the violations that occurred during the violent dispersal of the sit-in in front of the army command on June 3, 2019, announced that it has had to stop its activities after security forces seized the committee’s main office at the end of last week.
Leading members of the diplomatic corps in Khartoum, have underlined their “steadfast support of the Sudanese people” to achieve the rights to freedom of expression and media freedoms. A joint statement signed today by the Ambassadors and Heads of Mission to Sudan of Canada, Norway, Spain, France, Japan, Sweden, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, Republic of …