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Speak up for El Sadeg Mohammed Ahmed Haroun

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Your Excellency,

I am writing to demand a full, independent, and transparent investigation into the killing of El Sadeg Mohammed Ahmed Haroun, lawyer and member of the Darfur Bar Association; provided legal aid to victims of human rights violations and represented survivors of RSF attacks on IDP camps in Sudan.

In brief: A lawyer with the Darfur Bar Association who filed cases against the Rapid Support Forces for attacks on displaced-persons camps. Killed in El Geneina, West Darfur, in June 2023 after lawyers of the association had received death threats from militia members.

I respectfully urge your authorities to:
  1. Order a full, independent, and impartial investigation into the killing of El Sadeg Mohammed Ahmed Haroun, with timely public reporting on findings;
  2. Identify and prosecute those responsible, both the direct perpetrators and any state officials who ordered, enabled, or covered up the killing;
  3. Provide effective reparation to the family of El Sadeg Mohammed Ahmed Haroun;
  4. Take immediate steps to protect other defenders working in the same field from similar attacks.

I will follow this case closely until those responsible are held to account.

Respectfully,

[Your name]
[Your city, country]
8 November 2026

Suggested recipients

Sudanese Embassy (London) United Kingdom [email protected]
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders United Nations · OHCHR [email protected]
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention United Nations · OHCHR [email protected]
EU EEAS Human Rights Division European Union [email protected]