Charge or release detained protesters, rights bodies tell Sudan

Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities should immediately stop the torture and ill-treatment of those detained following demonstrations since mid-June 2012, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said Wednesday “Torture and other ill-treatment are absolutely prohibited under international law,” a statement by the two bodies quoted Aster van Kregten, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Africa, as saying