Demand the Sudanese regime to stop killing protesters ,in the demonstrations now erupts in most of the country cities, by using live ammunition and call for release of detained protesters

    Demonstrations against the 30-year rule of President Omar al-Bashir, of Sudan, which are now into their second month erupted peacefully, from the side of protesters, in most of Sudan cities, in the most widespread disturbances since the unrest began on December 19. Sudanese police continue to fire tear gas and shoot live ammunition at demonstrators in the streets of the different cities of the country. Thousands of demonstrators whether they are on the streets, getting out of mosques or even as mourners gathered outside the homes of those killed in the events are never safe from the harsh and violent acts of the Sudanese security forces. Security forces have at times used live ammunition to disperse protesters and still the fear stands against their insistence on that course of action.
    At least 40 people have been killed in the clashes, according to rights groups, but the government has acknowledged only 24 deaths. Authorities have also detained more than 2000 people since the unrest began, along with dozens of opposition leaders. The protesters dwindled to tens of thousands are chanting "Down, down and down, that's it", which has become the slogan of protesters signaling their main demand for Bashir to step down. They also chanted "Freedom! Freedom!" “Freedom, Peace and Justice.. Revolution is the choice of people” and "A million martyrs for a new era!"
    Sudanese Presidential Assistant defended the repressive policy against protesters saying his government is determined to quell the unrest in order to "maintain security and safety" of the people. Therefore, it is the right of the state to do its utmost to preserve the security and safety of citizens and their property," he further stressed. The Sudanese government rejects calls for President Omer al-Bashir to leave saying the opposition has to prepare itself for the general election in April 2020. The president, himself, has responded defiantly, blaming the protests on foreign "agents." He has said the unrest will not lead to a change in government, challenging his opponents to seek power through the ballot box. In two past occasions of elections, in 2010 and 2015, his ruling Popular Congress Party made use of the authority of power and government capabilities to instigate winning of the two elections. His ruling party has, once again, nominated him to run for another term in office next year
    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the excessive use of force against protesters and called on the government to protect the exercise by all of their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. European Union, Troika countries and UN human rights officials condemned the excessive use of force against the protesters and called on Khartoum to ensure freedoms.
    Sudan as a State party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights since 1986, is obliged to take all necessary measures intended to prevent arbitrary deprivations of life by their law enforcement officials. The freedoms of protest and expression are guaranteed by the constitution of the country. The authorities have to act in accordance with the country’s international human rights obligations
    Bashir, who sized power through a military coup before three decades in 1989, is wanted by the International Criminal Court over charges, which he denies, of masterminding genocide and rapes in the Darfur region. Tens of thousands died in that conflict and hundreds of thousands were displaced and went into refuges. The United States lifted 20-year-old trade sanctions on Sudan in 2017. But many investors continue to shun a country still listed by Washington as a state sponsor of terrorism. Critics blame years of economic mismanagement for Sudan's woes. The inflation rate increased to 72.94 percent in December 2018 from 68.93 percent in November. Sudan's economy was also weakened when the south seceded in 2011, taking about three-quarters of the country's oil wealth. Demonstrations constitute a real challenge to Bashir's grip since he took power in a military coup in 1989. In power since this date, Omar al-Bashir is already one of the region's longest serving leaders. He wants to continue ruling on the skulls of all the martyrs of the protests.
    Protesters, who most of them of the youngsters that outlived this regime, repeat that they” will continue to protest until the government falls because we want to provide a better life for our children,". Protests that have rippled across Sudan since Dec. 19, call for their right to freedoms of protest and expression and their right to reject any use of violence against them and the use of live ammunition by the Sudanese security forces. The Sudanese police denies that they are the responsible ones to shoot protesters with live ammunition. Demonstrators want to identify the party responsible for the killings. They , also, ask for the release of all those thousands of people detained through these protests. Globally, they want the international community to urge the Sudanese government to respond positively to the pulse of the streets as it fails to solve most of the crises the country face due to the faulty polices, locally and regionally economic and political isolation.
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