Sudan detains South Kordofan’s human rights activist
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July 1, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – A Sudanese human rights activist working in
the war-battered state of South Kordofan has been detained for a week
by the country’s security apparatus, his former employers said on
Friday.
The UK branch of Sudan Social Development Organization (SUDO) said in
a statement that Bushra Gamar Hussein Rahma, the former director of
its office in Nyala and the current executive director of the Human
Rights and Development Organization (HUDO) in South Kordofan was
detained on June 25 by agents of Sudan’s National and Intelligence and
Security Services (NISS) in Al-Thawra area in Sudan’s twin capital
city of Omdurman.
SUDO said that the 47-year old Rahma is believed to be detained in the
custody of the NISS political department.
“SUDO believes that his arrest is a result of his legitimate and
peaceful activities in support of human rights,” the release said.
The organisation said it was “deeply concerned about the risk of
torture” and called for the “immediate and unconditional release” of
its former employee.
Local and international rights groups have been accusing the Sudanese
government’s army of committing widespread abuses during its ongoing
military offensive in the country’s flashpoint state of South
Kordofan.
Sudanese security authorities routinely arrest and instigate legal
proceedings against human rights activists.
Last year, Sudan detained human rights activist Abdel Bast Mirghani
for his attempt to organise protests against the flogging of women
under the country’s stringent morality law.
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