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Observatoire global de la politique publique nationale sur la protection des défenseurs de droits humains
Ali Zain al-Abideen, Sudanese rights activist: arbitrarily detained in unknown whereabouts
Africa / Arab world / Sudan
Saturday 31 December 2011 by Arabic Network for Human Rights Information
ANHRI condemns arrest of rights activist
25 December 2011
ANHRI calls to reveal Ali Zain al-Abideen’s whereabouts
ANHRI condemns the arrest of Ali Zain al-Abideen, a rights activist
known for his critical opinions of the Sudanese regime. Arrested on 23
December by the Sudanese authorities at Abou-Janzeer square in downtown
Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, al-Abideen was then escorted to an
unknown area.
In several articles published on the website Sudanese Online, al-Abideen called for the overthrow of the totalitarian repressive regime in Sudan and the establishment of a democratic country that respects human rights. Those articles are the reason for his detention, meanwhile his whereabouts remain undisclosed.
A group of activists expressed deep concern, not only over his whereabouts but also over his critical health condition as he suffers from kidney failure.
“Detention of a human rights activist because of his political opinions is unacceptable and reflects the regime’s repressive and anti-human rights policy” said ANHRI.
“The authorities must reveal al-Abideen’s whereabouts and refer him
to a fair trial if they have evidence against him in a particular
incident. Otherwise, they should immediately and unconditionally release
him.” added ANHRI.
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