28/4/2022: Human Rights Watch – Sudan: Hundreds of Protesters Detained, Mistreated

After Sudan’s security forces 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) call on Sudan’s international and regional partners and the UN to:

Press the military to lift the state of emergency, allow access for independent monitors to all detention facilities, and stop abusing protesters;
Adopt targeted measures against leaders and commanders of security forces involved in unlawful detentions and enforced disappearances, including those in leadership positions of the Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) and General Intelligence Service (GIS);
Provide ongoing support to the mandate of the UN independent expert on Sudan and call for invitations for relevant UN and ACHPR experts to visit Sudan; and
Support local groups in their human rights documentation work.