Sudan: Human Rights Watch Calls for Investigation of Police Violence in Kassala Protests

22 December 2020

Nairobi / Kassala — Yesterday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Sudan's Attorney General to investigate, and hold accountable, the officers involved in the unlawful use of force during demonstrations in Kassala, last October.

The protests took place in Kassala after Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok dismissed the governor of Kassala state, Saleh Amar. This followed weeks of unrest throughout eastern Sudan between members of Amar's Beni Amer tribe and members of the Hadendawa tribe, who opposed his appointment.

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