“The ICRC’s main goal is to guarantee that any release operation serves the best interests of the detainees, such as facilitating their reunion with their families,” said Pierre Dorbes, the ICRC’s head of delegation in Sudan. “We are prepared to act as a neutral intermediary for the release of more detainees.”
The ICRC extends its services to all parties involved in the conflict to play the role of a neutral intermediary in the release of detainees.
The ICRC does not negotiate or influence the decision on who is released or when the release takes place, nor does the ICRC disclose the identity of the detainees. These decisions are independently taken by the warring parties
Since the fighting erupted in April, the ICRC has facilitated the release and transfer of 292 persons detained in relation to the conflict in Sudan.
For more information, please contact:
Adnan Hezam, ICRC Sudan, +967 733 721 659, ahizam@icrc.org
Halimatou Amadou, ICRC Geneva, +41 79 868 55 83, hamadou@icrc.org
Source : Icrc
