GENEVA, Switzerland, April 12, 2016/APO (African Press Organization)/ —
The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan, Aristide Nononsi, will carry out his second mission to the country from 14 to 28 April 2016 to assess the efforts being undertaken by the Sudanese Government to comply with its international human rights obligations.
“My assessment will focus on the protection of basic fundamental rights of Sudanese people, including civil and political rights as well as economic, social and cultural rights, with particular emphasis on the situation of internally displaced persons,” noted the Independent Expert.
During his fifteen-day mission, the UN expert will continue his engagement with the Sudanese Government to assess, verify and report on the situation of human rights with a view to making recommendations on technical assistance and capacity-building for addressing human rights in the country.
“I will meet with relevant stakeholders to follow-up on the implementation of recommendations made to Sudan by all human rights mechanisms, including those made by my predecessors and those contained in my report* of September 2015 to the Human Rights Council,” Mr. Nononsi added.
The human rights expert, who visits Sudan at the invitation of the Government, will travel to Khartoum, Darfur and South Kordofan, where he will meet with Government officials, representatives of civil society organizations, students, academia, members of the diplomatic corps, and UN agencies.
On Thursday 28 April at 2:30 pm, the Independent Expert will hold a press conference at the United Nations Development Programme Office (UNDP) in Khartoum, to share with the media his preliminary observations on the visit. Access to the press conference is strictly limited to journalists.
The Independent Expert on Sudan will present his findings and recommendations to the UN Human Rights Council in September 2016.
(*) Check the last report on Sudan by the previous Independent Expert (A/HRC/30/60), September 2015: http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/dpage_e.aspx?m=172
