SUDAN POLITICAL ALERT: Human Rights Watch - Sudan: Put Justice Up Front

9/7/19: Human Rights Watch - Sudan: Put Justice Up Front

 Human Rights Watch call for Sudanese leaders to facilitate the establishment of, and cooperate with, the work of an effective “credible, independent” international investigation into the killings of and abuses against protesters since December 2018.

 Jehanne Henry, associate Africa director at Human Rights Watch, said that the investigation “needs to be a priority for Sudan’s new leaders,” and that they “should show they are serious about justice.”

 Henry added that “Sudan should cooperate with the UN’s Human Rights Council, currently in session, and with the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights to ensure that credible investigations are carried out as soon as possible.”