Press Release

Dear UN Human rights commissioner and representatives of Geneva.

The following points are layout to ensure that the GOS is not extoll the right Sudanese citizens.

1- I ask Khartoum government to stop executing the people and escalate the fighting in the civilians area.and a forcible of displacement of the upper Nile people in there homeland ,to obtain the oil to fuel the war in the country.

2- I asked the United Nations and Human right group to immediately stop GOS from praciting bondage,servitude or slavery of the black Africa people and non Muslims group.and bring about equal right and perpetual genuine peace ,and justice to the all citizen of the Sudan.

3- The lack of the seriousness of the Government on its peace and reconciliation of initiatives even with the Sudanese opposition parties .to bring an end to the two decades war that has lost two million point four lives,and uprooted about four million people in the dynasty land.

4- I asked the government to handdown the aerial bombardment in the civilian areas ,which caused the hight casualties each year.

5- I asked the Khartoum Government to stop targeting th civilians Hospitals,clinics and dispensaries.also to stop targeting the humanitarian relief and medical rescues teams by preventing them to the field.

6- I wanted Government of Sudan {GOS} to stop co-exist with the states of terrorist,which even terrorizing its own people by using the warplane ,tanks, artillery,machine guns and missiles against the civilians.use of military option to silence people and plays of injustice to the people, for instance in 1998.there was about 80 000 people in Bhar el gaze region starving by hunger.and Khartoum government prevent the NGOs to deliever relief to the area affected by disaster.shortly,its give green light to NGOs to operate in the region,'' and when the the NGOS plans touch the ground for the first time. the GOS bomb them.and instead of the government to help the people, the load two plans with medicines and food to aid Iraq, meantime the Iraqi Government was under the international sanction.

With the all above mentioning, I would like the U.N Human right to step in with action,so that the government disallow its system.we know that our government is not less then terrorise in it texture and voice.

William Nyiel Dot

=================

Dear Activist,

In less than one working week (April 16), the UN Human Rights commission will decide on the Sudan Government's unwarranted attempts to free itself from the Commission's human rights monitoring, which, if it ever succeeds, will grant this terrorist rule the prolonged chance of consolidating its non-democratic practices at the expense of the Sudanese struggle for democracy and human rights.

The postponement of the Commission's decision came about as a result of a serious campaign by Sudanese and non-Sudanese human rights organizations and activists. The Camping was timely expressive of the grave concerns about the human rights situation in the country, that has never improved under the same system of rule that is suppressing the country.

To help the Commission decide favorably for the cause of human rights in the Sudan, it is expedient to stop the Sudan Government, and those supporting it in the Commission, especially France, from attaining such ill-desired goal. The Government must realize that it has a long way to go freeing itself from the Commission's human rights close monitoring and reporting before it could be trusted for decent human rights performance towards the Sudan and the international community.

Please use the documents posted below, that already are in possession of the Commission, or any statements of your own choice to the same effect, to strengthen the ongoing Campaign, which is actively supported by the Sudanese inside the country - through their own creative ways, and the Diaspora fellows:

The Commission's e-mail is:

1503@ohchr.org

The Sudan Government Must Stop Genocide of the People of Upper Nile and DarFur.
The Sudan Government Must not be Relieved of Item 9.
The Government of Sudan Deserves Continuous UN Human Rights Monitoring till it comes out with clean hands.
The Sudan Government Must Stop Genocide of the People of Upper Nile.
The International Community must exercise its will and urge the Sudan Government to stop using the Arab militia in massacring the Sudanese African peoples of Darfur and adhere to the international law and the will of nations.
The International Community must not reward the National Islamic Front Government of Sudan for its crimes against humanity.
We the undersigned appeal to the International Community to monitor human rights violations in Sudan and protect the innocent citizens.


The Sudan Government is exercising a daily genocide of the Sudanese people of the Western Upper Nile (Unity State). Authenticated reports by researchers, humanitarian organizations, and the other reliable sources of information have repeatedly confirmed the incidence of genocide of the innocent children, women, and men of the Upper Nile region for the cheap gain of oil and land at the expense of people.

We ask the Sudan Government to immediately stop any military action against the innocent citizens of Upper Nile. We demand the immediate disarmament of the government-militias that daily terrorize, starve, displace or extra-judicially kill the indigenous population of the Upper Nile.

We ask the United Nations Security Council to take immediate measures to stop the Sudan Government crimes against humanity in the Upper Nile.

We urge the People of Sudan and the International Community to show support to the Upper Nile Sudanese whose very existence is daily eradicated by the savagery, criminality, brutality, and non-humanness of Omer al-Bashir, his ruling junta and ruthless militias.

Aggrieved by the scourge of our people in Upper Nile, We strongly alert the International Community to the evil intention of tyrant Omer al-Bashir to crush by force the human rights’ struggles of the innocent people of DarFur and the most recent brutality his regime is exercising to silence the peaceful demonstrations protesting war, emergency law, and the other human rights violations.

The United Nations Human Rights Commission must stay with the interest of the country and its urgent needs for peace, democracy, human rights and civil freedoms, not the economic interests of a government or who ever anticipates such interests with it while the same government continues to act as the worst violator of human rights.

To:

The United Nations Security Council, New York

United Nations Human Rights Commission, Geneva
Sudan Government, Khartoum

Signatories:

=================================================

To: The United Nation Human Rights Commission

From: Sudan Human Rights Organization Cairo Office (SHRO-Cairo)

Date: April 2, 2003

Subject: Sudan's Human Rights' Status should not be upgraded

His Excellency the U.N. Human Rights Commissioner

Representatives of the Member States of the 59th Session

The Sudan Human Rights Organization - Cairo Office (SHRO-Cairo) is deeply stressed that the U.N. Human Rights Commission is considering upgrading Sudan's human rights status from an Item 9 to Item 19 category, which would in effect let Sudan off the hook for its ongoing genocide and other severe human rights violations. The move from Item 9 to Item 19 would remove the U.N. Rapporteur for Sudan, thus freeing the regime from useful scrutiny at a time the Rapporteur confirms that there has not been any improvement in the human rights situation in Sudan.

In his latest report addressing the Commission he said, "The country remains under the iron tights grip of the omnipresent security apparatus which continues to enjoy virtual impunity." The continuation of close monitoring of human right situation in Sudan by the special Rapporteur is the only hope for an improvement.

To the best knowledge and monitoring of SHRO-Cairo, the human rights record of Sudan government remained very poor, as is clearly indicated in the following record:

The state of emergency: remained in effect for the last three years, and was renewed for another year in last December. It allows the head of state to abrogate statutory law by presidential decree. The ongoing peace talks between the Sudan government and Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement/Army, and the cease-fire agreement reached did not bring any real improvement to the people in southern Sudan or other parts of the country. Fighting never stopped in many areas of southern Sudan, particularly Upper Nile area, where thousands of civilians were killed, wounded or displaced.

Since the ongoing bilateral peace talks have not included all the parts of the conflict, SHRO-Cairo believes that any agreement reached will not bring peace or stability to the country.

Freedom of the Press: The Sudanese authorities continue denying the freedom of the press. Independent papers are targeted and regularly confiscated for criticizing the government policies or failing to appreciate the "national achievements" by avoiding "criticisms of the armed forces, Mujahideen (holly warriors), and martyrs." Through financial penalties and controlling the allocation of press advertisement, the authorities aim at driving the independent papers out of the market.

Public Freedoms: Restrictions on the freedom of opinion, expression, assembly and association remained. Gatherings involving more than five individuals require prior approval, and such an approval is only given to pro-government gatherings. During March 2003, three students were shot dead by the police and security elements for participating in a peaceful demonstration against war. Many others were wounded or detained.

All trade unions remained subject to government control. Elections of leaders of trade unions and professional associations are organized and controlled by government organs.

Political activities are allowed -under certain circumstances- only for the registered parties and groups. Leaders of opposition groups are not allowed to leave the country.

Compulsory recruitment of students and youth continues. Those who escape it are liable to three years in jail before being sent to do the service. Students who do not perform the service are not allowed to obtain their education certificates or get jobs. They are also denied getting any official documents such as travel documents, identification papers, driving licenses etc.

Arbitrary Arrests: Many politicians, trade unionists, student leaders, and human rights activists remain in detention without charges. Some of them (e.g. Dr. Toby Madout and Dr. Hassan al-Turabi) remained in detention for unlawfully prolonged terms.

Physical Punishment: Physical punishment such as crucifixion, stoning, and chopping off limbs have been frequently imposed by special emergency courts. Over the past months these courts passed death sentences over more than 100 citizens in western Sudan. The government remains committed to its own harsh interpretation and application of Shari'a law instead of international norms and the best Sudan laws.

Displacement: More and more people are forcibly displaced from their towns and villages by the government forces and the government-backed militias in the oil-producing regions. During the past two months thousands of southern Sudanese were uprooted from their homes in Western Upper Nile to enable the oil firms exploit new sites. It is estimated that more than half a million Sudanese were forced to leave their lands during the past year. Most of these displaced people are suffering hunger.

Civil War: The Sudan government continued violating an agreement for the cessation of hostilities in southern Sudan signed last October. During January, February and March the government forces and the militias they sponsor carried out military operations in Upper Nile in an effort to dislodge the SPLA and expand oil industry development. The primary victims of these operations were the civilians.

Situation in Darfur: The situation in the western province of Darfur has witnessed serious developments in the past few months. Hundreds of people were killed and tens of towns and villages were burned or looted in clashes between the Arab tribes (supported by the government) and the African tribes.

Dear Sirs,

The Sudan Human Rights Organization - Cairo Office (SHRO-Cairo) strongly believes that the situation of human rights in Sudan is as serious as it has ever been. Any change in Sudan's human rights status from Item 9 to Item 19 will go against the realities in the country. It will simply be rewarding the ruling regime for its atrocities and severe human rights violations.

SHRO-Cairo also calls upon the members of the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the renewal of the mandate of the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Sudan. The continuation of international monitoring of human rights' situation in Sudan is the only guarantee for an improvement of this appalling situation.