Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Sudan: Enforced Disappearance of Sandara Farouq Kadouda - URGENT ACTION

 from Amnesty International

Sandara Farouq Kadouda, a mother of two, a medical doctor and political activist was taken by suspected members of the National Intelligence Security Service (NISS) on 12 April and her whereabouts remain unknown.

Sandara Farouq Kadouda left her home on 12 April to attend an anti-elections event hosted by Sudanese opposition parties at the National Umma Party premises in Omdurman, Sudan.  Shortly after 5.00 pm, her car was stopped in Omdurman by a group of men in plainclothes, suspected to belong to the National Intelligence Security Service (NISS). They violently took her mobile phone while she was talking to a friend, who overheard shouting as Sandara Farouq Kadouda asked someone about their identity card. Soon after the phone was switched off. Her car was found 30 minutes later, abandoned on the street with the keys still inside.
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