Sudan to release all political detainees

[JURIST] Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [BBC profile] said Monday that he will release all political detainees and renew a commitment to maintain an open dialogue. The president made these statements [Al Jazeera report] after implementing a peace agreement with South Sudan. The rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) [Sudan Tribune backgrounder] had been demanding a prisoner release after nearly two years of fighting government forces in the South Kordofan and Blue Nile states. Al-Bashir's regime has long rejected negotiations with...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/04/sudan-to-release-all-political-detainees.php

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