Sudan, arbitrary detention of four prominent Eritreans. Urgent appea

Sudan, arbitrary detention of four prominent Eritreans. Urgent appeal

 
 
 
Friday, November 11, 2011. EveryOne Group supports the urgent appeal of ICER. A request to act is extended to the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, the European Commissioner on Human Rights, the European External Actions Server and all NGOs that protect freedom of expression and human rights activists around the world.

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 Sudan. Mr. Abdulkadir Hamid and Mr. Ramadan Mohammed Nur, both in the leadership of the Eritrean Islamic Congress and commissioners in the Eritrean National Commission for Democratic Change established to advocate for the respect of human rights and democratic change in Eritrea were picked by the security forces for no apparent reason but cater to the whim of the Eritrean president currently on official tour to the Sudan. The remaining two are Mr. Jemal Hummed, publisher of a Adoulis.comwebsite 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.

Yebio Woldemariam, Ph.D
President, International Commission for Eritrean Refugees

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