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tolerated; that they can amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, that suspects
will be investigated and brought to justice and any immunities would be waived.
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• Instructions issued and widely disseminated
• Number of reported incidents attributable to the Government
No instructions were issued or widely disseminated.
Between January 2009 and January 2010, UNAMID
documented 68 cases of arbitrary arrests and
detentions involving 120 civilians in Nyala, South
Darfur alone.
No implementation at all, which
has direct bearing on concretely
improving the human rights
situation on the ground.
In North Darfur, 16 people suspected of
involvement in the murder of a local community
leader were arrested and detained under the 1997
Emergency and Safety Act for more than five
months without access to lawyers and without being
brought before a judicial authority. Six of the
detainees remain in detention and have not been
charged with an offense, more than eight months
after their arrest.
On 20 July, 2009, UNAMID in Nyala, South Darfur,
interviewed five people arrested and detained in the
custody of Military Intelligence. The men were held
for close to a month on suspicion of being affiliated
with the SLA/AW but were never charged with an
offence nor brought before a judicial authority.
In El Geneina, West Darfur, UNAMID interviewed
a man who was arrested and detained by the NISS
for more than two months on suspicion of being
involved in criminal activities. The man was
arrested on 20 September 2009 and released on 5
December but was not charged with an offence nor
transferred to police custody for investigation.
Response of the Government of Sudan
The Government cites awareness raising
workshops conducted on the Armed Forces Act
2007 and the Criminal Act (Amendment 1991).
It also makes reference to instances where
immunities for accused soldiers and policemen
have been lifted
1.4.2 Refrain from detaining anyone incommunicado. Close all unofficial places of
detention. Ensure that all persons, including any civilians held by Military Intelligence and
National Security are promptly brought before a judicial arrest following arrest and
regularly thereafter. Ensure that accessible, complete, accurate and fully up-to-date lists of
detainees are kept, and shared with families of the detainees. Refrain from detaining
civilians in military installations.
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