DETAINED ACTIVIST HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED
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Amnesty Interntaional
DETAINED ACTIVIST HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED
On 22 January, Sudanese human rights activist Bushra Gamar Hussein
Rahma was transferred from Kober prison, Khartoum, into the custody of
the Attorney-General. This could signify that he is either due to be
released, or charged. It is therefore a crucial time to pressure the
authorities.
Bushra Gamar Hussein Rahma has been detained without trial in
Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, since his arrest on 25 June 2011. This
is in spite of assurances from the Sudanese authorities last year that
he would either be charged or released on 9 October 2011. The Sudanese
authorities reportedly continue to deny Bushra Gamar Hussein Rahma
access to his lawyer on the grounds that investigations against him
have not been concluded.
Bushra Gamar Hussein Rahma is known to have a number of health
conditions, including heart disease and a prolapsed disc that he
developed while in Kober prison. He has been on hunger strike twice
since September 2011 in protest against his continued detention. His
family remain concerned about his poor health and the conditions in
which he has been held.
Bushra Gamar Hussein Rahma is an X-ray technician and founder of the
Human Rights and Development Organization (HUDO) in Southern Kordofan,
Sudan. Prior to this, he was the director of Sudan Social Development
Organisation (SUDO) in Darfur, Sudan, and he has been a member of the
Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N). He is ethnically
Nuban, an ethnic group in Southern Kordofan. His arrest and detention
coincided with other arrests made by the Sudanese authorities of
intellectuals, activists, and other people that appeared to be Nuban.
This is because authorities believe they are affiliated with the Sudan
Peoples Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N).
Please write immediately in English or Arabic or your own language:
Call on the authorities to either charge Bushra Gamar Hussein Rahma
with a recognizable criminal offence or release him immediately; Call
on the authorities to grant Bushra Gamar Hussein Rahma immediate
access to his lawyer and any medical treatment he may require; Urge
the authorities to ensure that Bushra Gamar Hussein Rahma is not
tortured or otherwise ill-treated.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Fighting in Southern Kordofan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)
and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) broke out on
5 June 2011. Since then ongoing ground attacks between SAF and the
Sudan Peoples Liberation Army- North (SPLA-N) and indiscriminate
aerial bombardments of towns and villages by SAF, have made much of
Southern Kordofan unsafe for civilians, who have fled to other parts
of the country and to South Sudan.
Despite these dangerous conditions, internally displaced people have
been told by the various government authorities, including the
Governor of Southern Kordofan that they should return home. The
Sudanese government has also restricted the ability of humanitarian
agencies to move freely and carry out their work effectively.
Name: Bushra Gamar Hassein Rahma
Gender m/f: m
Further information on UA: 205/11
Index: AFR 54/004/2012
Issue Date: 31 January 2012
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