2 SECTION TWO: THE INCIDENTS HUDO managed to gather credible information about the incidents mentioned below. The violations and abuses were committed against unarmed civilians. Generally, the arrests reduced but other kinds of violations and abuses continued. 2.1 Arbitrary Arrests Arrests in South Kordufan 2.1.1 Arresting of youth from a Public demonstration in Kadogli On 5th January 2020, there was a peaceful demonstration in Kadogli calling for the dismissal of some high ranking officials from the public service for hindering reforms because they were members of the former regime party (NCP). The demonstration was dispersed by police using tear gas and four (4) youth were arrested by the MI. They were detained at a police cell and released the next day (6 th January 2020) without any charges. The arrested youth are: 1. Ms. Azaheir Adam Daheeya 2. Ms. Ameina Hassan 3. Mr. Mohammed Fadul 4. Mr. Hamza Nasreldin 2.1.2 Arrest and intimidation of Suliman by MI in Rashad On 12th February 2020 morning hours, three (3) soldiers of Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) arrested Mr. Suliman Adam Suliman (63 years old) from his tailoring/work place in Rashad town. They took him to MI office at Rashad military base. While there, he was interrogated about his past political activities of 2011 when he was a member of Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM) and Rashad’s candidate for South Kordufan State legislative council (2011) elections. The same day (evening hours), Mr. Suliman was released after being threatened that he will be arrested and tortured if he expresses any kind of association with Sudan People Liberation Army – North (SPLA-N). 10