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Bashir orders reparations paid to victims of September 2013 protests

August 10, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir directed the Ministry of Justice to compensate the families of victims of September 2013 deadly protests that broke out in response to government decision to lift fuel subsidies.

Sudanese protestors gather for a demonstration in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman on 25 September 2013 (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
Sudanese protestors gather for a demonstration in Khartoum’s twin city of Omdurman on 25 September 2013 (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
While government puts death figures of these protests at 80, human rights groups claim that at least 200 people were killed.

The United Nations independent expert in 2014 accused Khartoum of dragging its feet in investigating the events surrounding the protests. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution last year expressing grave concern at the use of excessive force, including the lethal shooting of demonstrators.

It called on Khartoum to launch an investigation and refer its findings to the judiciary to ensure justice and accountability for the incidents that occurred.

Sudan’s Justice minister Nur Hassan Awad said after his meeting with Bashir on Monday that his boss also instructed that reparations be paid to businessmen impacted by these events.

Awad added that the president asked that perpetrators who attacked state properties be prosecuted.

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