February 29, 2020 (Nyala) The General Coordinator of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Darfur, has welcomed the Sudanese government’s release of 3 IDPs who have spent five years in prison.
In a statement extended to Darfur24, the head of IDPs coordination committee, Shafi Abdullah, said that the released men were arrested in January 2016 from inside their camps.
On Thursday, the Sudanese authorities released 21 prisoners of war who had been detained by the ousted regime of President Omar Al-Bashir.
Al-Shafie Abdullah explained that despite repeated calls by the displaced and the families of the detainees, the authorities were late in releasing them.
The Coordinator revealed the presence of three displaced persons who are still detained in prisons, demanding their immediate and unconditional release.