A/HRC/15/57 • No instances of secret or incommunicado detention reported • Up-to-date lists of detainees available Arbitrary arrests and detention continued during the reporting period. Based on UNAMID reports, the NISS and Military Intelligence continue to arbitrarily arrest and detain individuals, mostly on suspicion of collaborating or being involved with rebel groups. Detainees were very often held without being informed of the reason for their arrest and sometimes detained without charges for prolonged periods and not brought before a judicial authority. From January to April 2010, UNAMID documented a total of 36 incidents of harassments by National Security personnel involving 90 victims in Darfur. No implementation at all, which has direct bearing on concretely improving the human rights situation on the ground. Response of the Government of Sudan Government states that UNAMID Human Rights Section has been regularly visiting places of detention in Darfur and that the Independent Expert was also given access to visit places of detention during his visit to Sudan in January/February 2010 1.4.3 Issue and enforce clear instructions that detainees must be provided all guarantees provided for under international law to ensure they are being lawfully detained and have access to fair trial. This includes notification of reasons for arrest upon arrest, immediate access to a lawyer upon arrest, access to family members, and being presently promptly before a judicial authority. Short-term • Instructions issued and widely disseminated • Number of incidents of denial of such guarantees No instructions were issued or widely disseminated. As reported above, arbitrary arrests and detentions of civilians continued during the reporting period. Based on UNAMID reports, the NISS and Military Intelligence continue to arbitrarily arrest and detain individuals mostly on suspicion of collaborating or being involved with rebel groups. Detainees were very often held without being informed of the reason for their arrest and sometimes detained without charges for prolonged periods and not brought before a judicial authority. From January to April 2010, UNAMID documented a total of 36 incidents of harassments by National Security personnel involving 90 victims in Darfur. Response of the Government of Sudan The Government states that the detainees from 28 No implementation at all, which has direct bearing on concretely improving the human rights situation on the ground.

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