night and prevented him from sleeping; and that he experienced fatigue and was not able to eat or drink for several days. He also submits that although a visiting lawyer subsequently intervened on his behalf and requested the prison authorities to take him to see a doctor, the Prison Director only gave permission for him to see a doctor after he fell unconscious while walking around the prison. He was subsequently accompanied by two prison officers to the hospital, where a doctor sent him for a urine test and thereafter prescribed him malaria medication and painkillers. He states that he had asked for an X-ray, but the doctor refused. Also, no medical report was issued. 10. Furthermore, he claims that on 26 June 2014, the Sudanese Journalist Network organized a protest outside the offices of the National Council of Press and Publications in Khartoum, and lodged a memorandum demanding his release, but he continued to be held in detention. 11. The Complainant alleges that after 20 days of detention in al-Nuhood prison, he was, on 1 July 2014, transferred to El-Obeid prison, North Kordofan State. He alleges that at El-Obeid prison, he was informed by the officer who received him that he was still being detained under the Emergency Law, and was also ordered "not to stir up trouble" among the other prisoners. He claims that he made further requests to see a doctor for the headache and body pain which he still suffered from the beating of 10 June 2014, but that these were denied, despite the intervention of a local lawyer from El-Obeid who had requested that the prison authorities let him see a doctor. 12. He submits that on 19 September 2014, after three months in detention without charge and without being told how long he would be detained for, he was released, but was never informed of any charges against him. He then returned to work following his release, but was treated as a "troublemaker" by his colleagues and he found himself continually isolated. He claims that the hostile treatment he received in Sudan following his detention led him to flee the country to Nairobi, Kenya on 09 November 2014. He also claims that he still experiences mental distress and anguish following his treatment by the Sudanese authorities, which is heightened by the fact that he remains separated from his friends and family in Sudan. He is also no longer able to rely on income from his journalistic work following his release. 13. The Complainant submits that the circumstances of his arrest and detention amount to a violation of his rights under the Charter; in particular the prohibition against torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment {Article 5), right to personal liberty and protection from arbitrary arrest (Article 6), right to have his cause heard (Article 7), right to freedom of expression (Article 9), right to health • ation to recognise and (Article 16) and a violation of the Responde 0 1 give effect to these rights (Article 1). qo~~~c,f'-E M1.q/ .o~· ·:-.. ~ o~• (.) .---- • 0,0 •. ~,.,.. ul ,: ~ ~ ? "" l'v .q.: ,.,...~. t 3j Page