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Rights group demands lawyer’s release

    NAIROBI

    A Sudanese human rights organisation has demanded the release of a lawyer detained for three weeks without charge. It also pledged to follow up on the cases of a journalist and another lawyer recently freed from unexplained detentions. Sudanese Group for Human Rights (SGHR) chairman Ghazi Sulayman told AFP Monday his group had demanded the release of lawyer Abubakr Abd al-Raziq Adam, whom he said had been held without charges since August 13.

    He also said SGHR would file a complaint with the Constitutional Court next week over the cases of journalist Alula Burhe Kedani and lawyer Adel Taha Mu’awwad, who were released Saturday after being held without charges for eight and 10 days, respectively.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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