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Over the last several weeks, the Government of Sudan has made an effort to obstruct the engagement of civil society activists in a United Nations (UN)-led human rights review of the country. In the statement that follows, 37 Sudanese and international organizations deemed this practice unacceptable and argued that it shows the government's contempt not just for human rights defenders in Sudan, but for human rights standards and the UN Human Rights Council.
- Four representatives of Sudanese civil society were intercepted by security officials at Khartoum International Airport on their way to a high level human rights meeting with diplomats which was to take place in Geneva on March 31. The meeting was organized by the international NGO, UPR Info, in preparation for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Sudan that will be held in May.
The efforts of the Government of Sudan to obstruct the engagement of civil society activists in a United Nations (UN)-led human rights review of the country is unacceptable and shows blatant contempt not just for human rights defenders in Sudan, but to human rights standards and the UN Human Rights Council, 37 Sudanese and international groups and eight prominent Sudanese individuals said today.
Four representatives of Sudanese civil society were intercepted by security officials at Khartoum International Airport on their way to a high level human rights meeting with diplomats which took place in Geneva today, 31 March.
The meeting was organised by the international NGO, UPR Info, in preparation for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Sudan that will take place in May.
The four civil society representatives were travelling via different routes to Geneva between 23 and 28 March. In each case, plain-clothed officers from Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) approached them after they had checked in, and before they proceeded through passport control, and confiscated their passports ...
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