Sudan: arbitrary detention of four prominent Eritreans, an urgent
appeal
Appeal by the International Commission for Eritrean Refugees (ICER)
Mr. Frank
La Rue Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of
Opinion and Expression - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Dear Sir, The International Commission on Eritrean Refugees (ICER) is a non-profit organization established to address Eritrean refugee crisis and human rights abuses. Our organization is writing on behalf of four prominent Eritreans imprisoned by the authorities in
The
remaining two are Mr. Jemal Hummed, publisher of a Adoulis.com website dedicated for the
advancement of human rights in Eritrea
and Mr. Mohamed Hamid an activist engaged in a struggle to bring the rule of
law in Eritrea
It is
disturbing and indeed disheartening for many Eritreans in the Diaspora to learn
that these important personalities are detained at the time when they are
preparing to lead a delegation to a national conference that will soon be held
in Addis Abeba where political parties, civic organizations, professionals and
elder men and women have to meet to chart a peaceful transition to power where
the citizens of Eritrea could leave in peace and more than half a million
refugees could return home to build the suffering nation.
Given the
gravity of the situation we urge the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and
Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to act with all due haste and
impress upon the Sudanese authorities to release Mr. Hamid, Mr. Nur, Mr. Hummed
and Mr. Hamid from detention.
By ICER /
EveryOne Group
Italy
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