SOAT

Sudan Organisation Against Torture

 Human Rights Alert: 19 January 2005

Darfur: Hamada Village Destroyed

On 16 January 2005, the air forces and the Janjaweed militias attacked and destroyed
Hamada, Birgid tribe village, 50 km northeast of Nyala, Southern Darfur state using
Antonov aircrafts. 

Reportedly, at least 69 civilians were killed and 10s were wounded during the attack
including five children. The details of the civilians killed and wounded are as
followed:

Killed:

  1.. Mohamadain Mohamed Abaker, 63 yrs, M
  2.. Musa Salih Adam, 50 yrs, M
  3.. Adam Yousif Ameen, 70 yrs, M
  4.. Ameen Hussain Ameen, 55 yrs, M
  5.. Ahmed Abdella Yousif, 25 yrs, M
  6.. Mohamed Abdel Mawla, 30 yrs, M
  7.. Ahmed Mohamadin Abaker, 45 yrs, M
  8.. Osman Ahmed Shaheed, 75 yrs, M
  9.. Abdella Ahmed Abdel Jabar, 35 yrs, M
  10.. Musa Abaker Mohamed, 65 yrs, M
  11.. Mohamed Abdella Abaker, 35 yrs, M
  12.. Altahir Mohamadain, 20 yrs , M
  13.. Idrees Adam Mohamadain, 30 yrs, M
  14.. Aljameel Musa Ibraheem, 25 yrs, M
  15.. Ismat Ahmed Abdel rahman, 8 yrs, M
  16.. Haythem Mohamed Abdella, 15 yrs, M
  17.. Ahmed Yousif Jarada, 51 yrs, M
  18.. Ahmed Adam Mohamed Haroun, 20 yrs, M
  19.. Mohamed Adam Ajaweed, 80 yrs, Fur tribe, M
  20.. Alnour Tabaldea, 17 yrs, M
 

Wounded:

  1.. Maryam Hussain Ameen, 65 yrs (F)
  2.. Mohamed Mustafa Alnour, 55 yrs, M
  3.. Fedail Omer, 60 yrs, Toujor tribe, M
  4.. Salih Musa, 10 yrs, M
  5.. Adam Salih Adam, 7 yrs, M
  6.. Mohamed Tahir Ambo, 55 yrs, M
 

The continued attack on civilians in Darfur are a clear violation of the ceasefire
agreement, the UNSC resolutions and international humanitarian law protecting
civilians and undermines the government of Sudan (GoS) declared commitment to
finding a resolution to the conflict in Darfur following the recently signed
Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the over two decades of civil conflict in the
South civil war. The government has failed to "end all acts of hostility in Darfur
and move fast to achieve a successful solution..." as proclaimed by President Hassan
Omer el-Bashir on 9 January 2005. 

SOAT reiterates its call to the government of Sudan to respect its obligations under
the Abuja Protocols which under Article 2 ('Protection of Civilians') of the
humanitarian accords requires all parties to the agreement to "Take all steps
required to prevent attacks, threats, intimidations and any other form of violence
against civilians." Furthermore Article 2 (Security Protocols) urges all parties to
the conflict to "refrain...from conducting hostile military flights in and over the
Darfur Region."

SOAT condemns the continued violations of the ceasefire agreement and all attacks on
civilians. In light of the deadly, regular and ongoing nature of attacks on
civilians including children by both the Janjaweed and government forces, SOAT
strongly urges the international community place extreme pressure on the GOS to:
 

  1.. Immediately cease attacks on civilians and adhere to it commitments under the
ceasefire agreement

  2.. Create a no fly zone over the Darfur region to stop air forces attacking
civilians 

  3.. Ensure the protection of all civilians, including displaced persons and children

  4.. Facilitate the immediate delivery of emergency supplies such as food and
medicine to the severely affected population
 
  5.. Conduct an independent commission of inquiry into such crimes as war crimes
and crime against humanity and genocide in Darfur, under the supervision of the
African Union and the UN; to end the culture of impunity promoted by the GoS
 

Appeals to The above recommendations should be sent in appeals to the following
addresses: 

His Excellency Lieutenant General Omar Hassan al-Bashir
President of the Republic of Sudan
President' s Palace
PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 249 183 783223

Mr. Ali Mohamed Osman Yassin
Minister of Justice and Attorney General
Ministry of Justice
Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 249 183 788941

Mr. Mustafa Osman Ismail
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PO Box 873, Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 249 183 779383

Dr. Abdelmuneim Osman Mohamed Taha
Advisory Council for Human Rights
PO Box 302
Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 249 183 770883

 

His Excellency Ambassador Mr. Mohamed Al- Hassan Ahmed Al-Haj
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sudan to the United Nations in Geneva,
PO Box 335,
1211 Geneva,
Switzerland,
Fax: +4122 731 26 56,
E-mail: [email protected].


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