In a statement issued on 5 May 2026, the RPK stated that the arrest of a number of human rights defenders last February, as well as the arrest in April of deputies Mariam Deng and Gamo Ashur, reflected unprecedented practices that were contrary to the country's social norms and legal provisions. The statement considered that the arrest of the deputies, while enjoying parliamentary immunity, had been carried out, with a four-year prison sentence,…
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In a statement issued on 5 May 2026, the RPK stated that the arrest of a number of human rights defenders last February, as well as the arrest in April of deputies Mariam Deng and Gamo Ashur, reflected unprecedented practices that were contrary to the country's social norms and legal provisions. The statement considered that the arrest of the deputies, while enjoying parliamentary immunity, had been carried out, with a four-year prison sentence,…