‫ﻣﻨﻈﻤﺔ ﺣﻘﻮق اﻻﻧﺴﺎن واﻟﺘﻨﻤﻴﺔ‬ Human Rights and Development Organization (HUDO) Blue Nile Trials On 6th June 2011 the war started in South Kordufan, which affected the political status between the two partners (SPLM/N and NCP). This cast a dark shadow on Blue Nile state (part of the CPA protocols). On 1st of September there was serious military fighting (conflict) in Blue Nile state. As a result, the president of Sudan dismissed the state governor, replaced him with state military governor and he subsequently declared it a state of emergency under the Emergency Act. This gave the state security authority to exercise arbitral arrests and extrajudicial killing on a big number of civilians accusing them of being affiliated to SPLM/N. This harassment was also extended to the SPLA/N who were provided for (The CPA) in blue Nile state's towns as part of integrated force. The Sudan government authorities insisted on keeping a hundred and thirteen (113) people under detention for more than a year without any legal procedure. They are jailed in different prisons within Blue Nile and Sinar states. In January 2013 during the independence celebration the government officials declared that these detainees were to be released soon. Later on, towards the end of January, twenty eight (28) detainees were set free. The eighty five (85) detainees who remained, criminal charges/cases were opened against them. In February, the authorities declared (without mentioning any date) that, the judicial trials will be conducted in Sinja town. Beginning of Judicial Trials (See the table below): Date of Court Session Defendant Defendant Attendance complainant Prosecutor Case Number Police Investigator 05.05.2013 Musa Jahalla Ando Yes No No No 06.05.2013 Elsir Aamir Elzaki Yes No No No Weapon & Ammunition 4523/2011 26 Charges Terrorism Criminal Panel code Combating Date of next court Session 5&6 130 20.05.2013 5&6 50, 51, 186, 187, 21.05.2013 Remarks Arrested on 09.09.2011 Join Case