"April 2014"--Table of contents page. "This report was researched and written by Jehanne Henry ..."--Page [32]. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Map of Khartoum and Omdurman, Sudan -- Summary -- Recommendations. To the Government of Sudan ; Excessive use of force against protesters ; Arbitrary detentions ; Treatment in detention ; Freedom of expression ; To the African Union, United Nations, European Union and Member States -- Methodology -- I. Background -- II. Excessive force against protesters. Unlawful killings in Khartoum ; Shooting incidents in Omdurman ; Beatings of protesters -- III. Arrests, detentions, ill-treatment and torture -- IV. Restrictions on media and expression -- V. Government response to the violence. Failure to investigate ; Obstructions to justice -- VI. International response -- VII. Acknowledgements.
Summary:
"This 32-page report describes unlawful killings, arbitrary detentions, ill-treatment and torture of detainees, and other serious abuses committed by government security forces"--Provided by publisher. "In the last week of September 2013, a wave of popular protests broke out in Khartoum, Omdurman, and other towns across Sudan after President Omar al-Bashir announced an end to fuel subsidies and other austerity measures. Government security forces responded to the protests with excessive force, including live ammunition. Up to 170 people, including children, were reported killed, and hundreds more wounded, arrested and detained, some for weeks or months without charge or access to lawyers or family visits. More than six months later, the Sudanese government has yet to investigate or hold accountable those responsible for the killings and other related abuses. Research by Human Rights Watch and other groups indicates that the government took deliberate measures to suppress independent reporting on the events and to prevent families of victims from accessing justice. Victims' families have faced obstacles, including refusals to investigate individual cases, as well as refusals to provide key documents such as autopsy reports, preventing the pursuit of justice. This report calls on the Sudanese government to carry out promised investigations, hold those responsible to account, immediately end its use of excessive and lethal force against protesters and unlawful detentions, and respect and facilitate the right to peaceful assembly and protest. International actors, including the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the African Commission for Human and People's Rights, should press for swift action"--Provided by publisher.
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