♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact digest of the past weeks’ most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan.
Month: April 2022
Detained protesters sent to prison without any preliminary evidence
Six detained anti-coup protesters from Khartoum were transferred from the federal investigations bureau in Khartoum North (Bahri) to El Hoda Prison as their detention was renewed without any preliminary evidence. Human Rights Watch condemns the unlawful detention of hundreds of protesters.
Int’l envoys from the Troika and EU have started talks in Sudan
Representatives of the Troika countries (USA, UK, and Norway), senior officials from France, Germany, and representatives from the European Union (EU) started their talks with Sudanese parties to discuss the current crisis in Sudan. The Forces for Freedom and Change and Resistance Committees refuse to participate in talks with the coup authorities.
Hemeti acknowledges Sudan gov’s failure to protect the people of West Darfur
The Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemeti’ Dagalo, acknowledged the complete failure of the state in its duty to protect the people of West Darfur in a series of attacks that killed at least 200 people, for which he blames ‘both sides’.
Human Rights Watch: ‘Hundreds of protestors detained, mistreated since Sudan coup’
Sudan’s security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as part of its broader clampdown on opposition to the October 25 military coup, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement today.