Sudan: Defence Team Demands 'Immediate Release' of East Darfur Rizeigat

14 August 2017

Khartoum — The defence team of 23 Rizeigat omdas who were detained in East Darfur in the past weeks have demanded their "immediate release" in a memorandum on Wednesday.

After fierce fighting erupted between Rizeigat and Maaliya tribesmen in East Darfur in July, the authorities started an unprecedented detention campaign against their leaders. Khartoum recently adopted a new, strict policy to end tribal clashes by holding tribal leaders who encourage attacks on the other tribes responsible for their actions.

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