it is with great joy that i share with you the news of the release of dr. mohamed jalal ahmed hashim, a prominent opponent of the construction of the kajbar dam in sudan, who was arrested on june 16th...he was released from detention on august 25th...he expressed his sincere thanks to amnesty international, explaining that so many faxes arrived that the security services holding him suspected that he was a very important person with many contacts worldwide...since several of the faxes mentioned his diabetes, prison medical staff started to check his diabetes every day...
upon his release dr. ahmed hashim said to amnesty international:
''In Sudan to have someone detained unlawfully is so common that people just worry about being tortured, not about being detained.''
he was released after he agreed to sign a statement saying he would not engage in public political activities; he said he agreed because his fellow detainees had signed the same statement...
several other people opposed to the dam's construction were arrested at the same time as dr. mohamed jalal ahmed hashim, among them mujahed mohamed abdallah, abdallah abdelgaum, alam eldin abdelghani, osman shamat, imad mirghani sid ahmed, and osman ibrahim...
all have since been released!!!
many thanks to all corporate accountability network members who sent appeals on behalf of these environmental defenders...you can help other individuals at risk and learn more about corporate accountability for human rights by visiting the CAN website...
peace out <3
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