Sudan: Mohamed Salah Exceeds the Legal Period of Detention, and Goes On Hunger Strike
15 July 2014
press release
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Cairo — The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) condemns the continuing detention of Sudanese human rights activist "Mohamed Salah Abdel-Rahman" since his arrest on 12 May 2014 until now; as no charges have been brought against him and that he exceeded the detention period stipulated by the Sudanese law.
On 4 July 2014, "Mohamed Salah" announced that he went on an open hunger strike in protest against the ill-treatment and physical torture he suffered in his prison at the National Security Service's headquarters. Noteworthy, "Mohamed Salah Abdel-Rahman" is one of the prominent human rights activists in Sudan.
He was working on raising awareness among citizens and mobilizing them to call for their legitimate rights. Salah was detained on May 12 on account of a speech he gave at the funeral of "Ali Akbar", the victim of Sudanese security forces' violence, who was killed in a demonstration on March 11 2014. Salah said that a number of Sudanese National Security members are responsible for the murder of "Ali Akbar", and he mentioned several names.
Following his arrest, Mohamed Salah was banned from being visited for more than a month, until he managed to meet his family on 14 June 2014, after he had been transferred to Cooper Prison at Khartoum.
During the visit, Salah's father noticed that he had been tortured and is unable to see with his right eye, for he had been severely beaten, and is also unable to walk normally. It is worth mentioning that one of Sudanese National Security members attended his father's visit, in another contravention of the Sudanese law.
ANHRI believed that "the violations committed by the Sudanese authorities against detainees and prisoners of conscience, such as physical torture, and arbitrary detention without being charged or appearing before the judiciary, constitute a clear encroachment that is incompatible with the Sudanese regime's statements about freedoms and democratic life".
The Arabic Network demands an immediate release of detainee "Mohamed Salah" together with all prisoners of conscience, and to urgently and promptly investigate the alleged torture incidents.
On 4 July 2014, "Mohamed Salah" announced that he went on an open hunger strike in protest against the ill-treatment and physical torture he suffered in his prison at the National Security Service's headquarters. Noteworthy, "Mohamed Salah Abdel-Rahman" is one of the prominent human rights activists in Sudan.
He was working on raising awareness among citizens and mobilizing them to call for their legitimate rights. Salah was detained on May 12 on account of a speech he gave at the funeral of "Ali Akbar", the victim of Sudanese security forces' violence, who was killed in a demonstration on March 11 2014. Salah said that a number of Sudanese National Security members are responsible for the murder of "Ali Akbar", and he mentioned several names.
Following his arrest, Mohamed Salah was banned from being visited for more than a month, until he managed to meet his family on 14 June 2014, after he had been transferred to Cooper Prison at Khartoum.
During the visit, Salah's father noticed that he had been tortured and is unable to see with his right eye, for he had been severely beaten, and is also unable to walk normally. It is worth mentioning that one of Sudanese National Security members attended his father's visit, in another contravention of the Sudanese law.
ANHRI believed that "the violations committed by the Sudanese authorities against detainees and prisoners of conscience, such as physical torture, and arbitrary detention without being charged or appearing before the judiciary, constitute a clear encroachment that is incompatible with the Sudanese regime's statements about freedoms and democratic life".
The Arabic Network demands an immediate release of detainee "Mohamed Salah" together with all prisoners of conscience, and to urgently and promptly investigate the alleged torture incidents.