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UA: 309/12 Sudan AFR 54/046/2012 Date: 12 October 2012

URGENT ACTIONTORTURE FEARS FOR MAN DISAPPEARED IN SUDANSudanese man Omaia Abdel Latif Hassan Omaia has not been heard from since hisenforced disappearance in August 2012. He is detained incommunicado putting him atrisk of torture or other ill-treatment. He has not been charged and continues to be deniedaccess to his family and a lawyer.

Omaia Abdel Latif Hassan Omaia was last seen by his family on 22 August 2012 at 9:30 a.m. when he left hishometown Abu-Gebiha to travel to Tegmala in Southern Kordofan. At around 2 p.m. he was seen heading back tothe bus stop to return home. According to eye witnesses, two people in plain clothes, believed to be agents of theNational Intelligence and Security Services (NSS), forced him into a Land Cruiser and drove away.

His family were informed by reliable sources that Omaia Abdel Latif Hassan Omaia was seen in a hospital between2:30 a.m. and 3 a.m. on 16 September 2012 in the Southern Kordofan administrative centre of Rashad. As a result,his family is increasingly concerned about his health. After several attempts to obtain information, a high levelmilitary official admitted he is detained and said he would try to arrange for access for family members, which hasnot yet happened. Reports indicate that Omaia Abdel Latif Hassan Omaia may be being held in the private houseof a local authority.

Omaia Abdel Latif Hassan Omaia works for the Ministry of Finance in the state of Southern Kordofan and it isbelieved that he was targeted as a result of his involvement with the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement North(SPLM-N). He is the media representative of SPLM-N in Abu-Gebiha and the state authorities had warned him inJuly 2011 against political involvement with an armed movement. He was previously arrested in September 2011

with 30 other SPLM-N supporters and was released a week later without charge. Please write immediately in Arabic, English or your own language:

Urge the government to grant Omaia Abdel Latif Hassan Omaia immediate access to a lawyer, his family, andto provide him with adequate health care;

Call on the government to ensure that Omaia Abdel Latif Hassan Omaia is protected from torture or other formsof ill-treatment;

Call on the authorities to either charge Omaia Abdel Latif Hassan Omaia with a recognizable criminal offence orrelease him;

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 23 NOVEMBER 2012 TO:PresidentHE Omar Hassan Ahmad al-BashirOffice of the PresidentPeoples PalacePO Box 281

KhartoumSudanEmail: info@sudan.gov.sdSalutation: Your Excellency

Minister of JusticeMohammed Bushara DousaMinistry of Justice,PO Box 302Al Nil Avenue,

Khartoum,SudanSalutation: Your Excellency

And copies to :Minister of InteriorIbrahim Mohamed HamedMinistry of InteriorPO Box 873Khartoum,SudanEmail: mut@isoc.sdSalutation: Your Excellency

Also send copies to d iplomatic representatives accredited to your country.

Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.

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URGENT ACTIONTORTURE FEARS FOR MAN DISAPPEARED IN SUDAN

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONOmaia Abdel Latif Hassan Omaias enforced disappearance follows many incidents of arrests by the Sudanese authorities ofintellectuals, activists, and other people perceived to be members of the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N).Armed conflict broke out in Southern Kordofan in June 2011 between government forces and the armed opposition groupSPLA-N, whose membership in Southern Kordofan is largely Nuba. Since then, the authorities have on numerous occasionsarrested members of the SPLM-N and people believed to be member or supporters of the SPLM-N. They are frequentlydetained without for extended periods without charge or trial and without access to a lawyer or their families.

Name: Omaia Abdel Latif Hassan OmaiaGender m/f: M

UA: 309/12 Index: AFR 54/046/2012 Issue Date: 12 October 2012