Sudan: Political Opposition Leaders Detained, At Risk of Torture

15 January 2013

Mr. Abdul-Aziz Khalid, Chairperson of the Central Council of the National Sudanese Alliance Party, was arrested from his home in Khartoum by Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) at 9pm on 14 January.

He is currently detained incommunicado in an unknown location. The NISS have refused to provide his family with any information concerning his whereabouts or the charges he faces.

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