In a report delivered on Friday to the Security Council, Antonio Guterres found the context “increasingly hostile to journalists” and called for the immediate release of “arbitrarily owned”.
Le Monde with AFP
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, urges the Sudanese authorities, in a report given Friday, December 3 to the Security Council, “to respect freedom of expression and the press”, in an environment that He judges “more and more hostile to journalists”.
“I reiterate my call to the immediate and unconditional release of all arrested and arbitrarily detainees, and to the cessation of the arrests of opposition leaders and political activists . Those who have been charged should benefit from a fair trial, “he adds in this quarterly document not yet made public and obtained by the France-Presse agency (AFP).
“The future of the Sudanese transition remains uncertain,” says Antonio Guterres. “The military coup (…) is likely to derail the important achievements on international and economic fronts and to deprive the Sudan of the aid and relief of the debt that it needs so much”, is the responsibility of the UN chief.
Actual bullet shots against protesters
On Wednesday, he had called “common sense” the Sudanese people and people who continue to demonstrate against the military to power, in order to guarantee a peaceful transition “towards a real democracy in Sudan”.
“All parties must make concerted efforts to negotiate in order to effectively resolve unresolved problems and in a manner considered legitimate by the Sudanese people and its partners,” he claims.
The UN chief also denounces information on “the use of real bullets by security forces and military against peaceful protesters, making deaths and wounded. It’s unacceptable”. The Secretary-General “urges the Sudanese authorities to comply with their obligations under international human rights law”.
The day before, the security forces had shot in Khartoum from the tearful grenades over thousands of protesters again claiming a transfer to the civilians of the power currently dominated by the military.