Sudan: Prisoner Release Left Many Activists Behind

Expand Some detained politicians and journalists in the Kober national prison, just before their release on February 18, 2018 ©2018 Reuters (Nairobi) – Dozens of prominent activists remain in detention in Sudan, despite the release of more than 50 people on February 18 and 19, 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. Many of those still held are in unknown locations and without access to lawyer or family visits in conditions that may constitute enforced disappearances and put them at risk of abuse. Sudan should urgently release all detainees, or promptly charge them with a recognizable crime in…

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