HUDO Centre  None of the witnesses above was interrogated or delivered his/ her testimony to the investigator. They were recently requested by the defendants’ relatives to appear in court at this stage of the case.  The 26th defending witness/ SAF officer declared that: o Some of the injured and dead people were members in SPLA-N o The dead bodies were buried after three days because their relatives and some politicians rejected the burial unless the perpetrators were arrested. Both panels had closed their files and the judge announced two court sessions for their last submissions. The accusing panel was scheduled to submit on 24th July 2018 and the defending panel on 2nd August 2018. Observation Note:  The judge was replaced suddenly with a new one who had adjudicated the last two sessions.  The prosecutor was respectively absent in ten (10) court sessions. Recommendations/ Appeals HUDO urges all the concerned, especially:  The Sudan court to conduct the trial fairly  The activists, defenders and supporters to keep on attending court sessions  The diplomatic missions and embassies to observe the court sessions  The Sudan and international media to give full coverage for the court END For any further information please write to hudo2009@gmail.com