MEPs demand Sudan to release Sakharov Prize Laureate

The EP calls Sudan for respect of human rights and the immediate release of human rights defenders, such as the Sakharov Prize Laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman and condemns the practice of torture and ill-treatment of any detained persons and demonstrators.

https://twitter.com/EP_President/status/974252960619401217

MEPs also appeal for the government to immediately sign and ratify the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and urge the EU and member states to provide support to those Sudanese authorities and citizens who are “genuinely seeking change”.

Strong @Europarl_EN resolution on the crackdown against human rights defenders & peaceful protesters in#Sudan https://t.co/weg5e2K6iJ "Calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the Sakharov Laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman, as well as of any other human rights defenders"

— Andrew Anderson (@ettrick49) March 15, 2018