Darfur, Sudan: Government Should Stop Intimidation and Arrests of Civilians Speaking to Foreigners, advises Amnesty International

2004-08-10

The Sudanese government must immediately and unconditionally release all those arrested in North, South and West Darfur detained simply for expressing their opinions about the situation in Darfur, Amnesty International urged today.

Scores of people have been arrested since the end of June 2004 in various parts of Darfur for talking to foreign government leaders, including US Secretary of State Colin Powell and French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier, members of the African Union (AU) Ceasefire Commission and independent journalists or for speaking out on the crisis in Darfur.

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