HUDO Centre 22nd February 2016 Urgent Action TWO PASTORS’ WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN AFTER ARREST Two pastors Hassan Abduelraheem Kodi andTelal Ngosi were arrested by National Intelligence and security services (NISS) on 18th December 2015. Their whereabouts is still unknown. Their families and church authority were prevented from visiting them. Both are at risk of torture. Pastor Hassan Abdelraheem Kodi, 49, the secretary general of Sudanese church of Christ and Pastor Telal Ngosi, 44, were arrested on 18th Dec 2015 by NISS officers. They were interrogated for attending Christian conference in Addis Ababa. Kodi and Ngosi participated in a Christian conference held on 20th October 2015 in Addis Ababa. The conference was about the situation of both Sudanese and South Sudanese Christians. Kodi and Ngosi attended among the Sudanese church of Christ representative. Since 18th Dec 2015, the two pastors were held incommunicado, NISS prevented their families and the church representatives from visiting them or access to lawyers. There are fears that both could be under torture or illtreatment. Already Kodi is known to be suffering from duodenal ulcers, therefore any ill treatment could exaggerate his condition. Please write immediately in English, Arabic or in your own language to       Calling on the authorities to reveal the whereabouts of Hassan Abduelraheem Kodi and Telal Ngosi immediately Urging the authorities to either charge them with an internationally recognizable offence or immediately and unconditionally release them Calling on the authorities to give them access to a legal representative of their own choice and allow them visits from their families and coworkers Calling the authorities to ensure that Kodi gets access to proper health service. Urging authorities to ensure that the two Pastors are not subjected to torture or any ill-treatment. PLEASE SEND APPEAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO President  Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir Office of the President People’s Palace PO Box 281 Khartoum, Sudan Ministry of Justice, Awad Alhassan Elnour AlJamhurya ST Khartoum, Sudan PO 302/11111 Email. moj@moj.gov.sd Fax. 0024983791544 Minister of Guidance and Endowments Ammar Mirghani Hussain Khartoum, 60 ST west Bashair furniture co. Email. info@irshad.gov.sd Tel. +249183248475 Fax. +249183248475