Medical examinations ordered by the court confirmed torture in the cases of five. One man, al-Hassan Ahmad Saleh, lost an eye due to a blow received during interrogations after his arrest. Other defendants gave statements about how they were beaten with whips and hosepipes while bound hand and foot, sometimes naked. Osman Mahmud Ali testified that he sustained head wounds after having been badly beaten, after which he was subjected to karate beatings. The government does not appear to have taken any action to bring the perpetrators of this torture to justice, despite confirmation of torture by medical examinations ordered by the court.
Political repression continues in Sudan.
Suspected political opposition leads to incommunicado detention. The claim that torture is not tolerated is hollow. Despite severe criticisms by the international community about its appalling human rights record, the Government of Sudan continues to evade its responsibilities to protect human rights throughout the country. It flouts international human rights standards and appears to ignore criticisms and demands for change. Amnesty International is again now calling for the Government of Sudan to put an end to the use of detention without charge or trial in secret detention centres.