Khartoum, June 25 — A delegation from the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) secretariat visited the Al-Sheqla camp in which a refugee from South Sudan was recently killed.
The delegation listened to the people who spoke about accumulated cases of injustice. During the meeting, the refugees frankly expressed their anger.
Condolence
The camp residents met with visitors from the (SPA) secretarial delegation. They were welcomed with deep joy. The residents considered the SPA’s visit a compassionate move, indicating that they are paying attention to the issues of vulnerability.
The delegation headed by Abdel Rahman Nour-Aldine accompanied by Othman Abu Al-Hassan, offered condolences to the widow of the late refugee; killed last week within the camp, meanwhile, the (SPA) members condemned the killing of the refugee describing it as a barbaric act and unacceptable.
Furthermore, the delegation discussed the health of the late man’s children. The children narrated their suffering with great sadness for the great loss of their father.
The late man’s wife revealed that doctors were to conduct an operation in the stomach of her son earlier, but for financial reasons, they were not able to perform the operation.
Joy and disappointment
In the same context, the delegation of the secretariat met the camp chiefs, who expressed their great happiness to receive the (SPA) delegation so that they can listen to their suffering and look after the camp resident’s problems.
The chiefs criticized the South Sudan embassy for not fulfilling their promises, and neglected them, he confirmed that until now, no member of the diplomatic mission from the embassy had come along to know the circumstances of their situation.
Chiefs concluded their speech by sending a message to the new revolution government in Sudan represented by the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), describing what is currently happening to South Sudanese refugees as having nothing to do with the revolution slogans where the youth sang “freedom, peace, justice.”
In another context, one of the chiefs indicated that the camp is approaching ten years now, but lacking basic needs of life, he affirmed that they have no problem with their brothers from Nuba as it is rumored, that the problem is between the camp residents and the people of the Nuba Mountains in Khartoum, who live in the vicinity of the camp. They lived in the midst of a population and knew them well, he explained that they lived with them for long, and knew each other. He added that they had a problem with one of the families of the police officers ranked as a captain, abusing his powers. He noted that they are reasons behind their suffering.
Law is the path of justice
The spokesman for the youth in the camp stressed that they did not respond to the crime of murder or even desire for revenge, despite the pain, explaining that as young men, they pledged not to react and make a reckless move despite the unacceptable killing against their son and that they are sticking to the path of law to take the course of justice, urging the delegation to ensure justice for their son.
Self-control
After all the speakers from the camp ended, a member of the Sudanese Professionals Association secretariat, Nour-Aldine, began his speech for a second time with condolences to the family of the deceased and all camp residents and assured them of their total condemnation and rejection of such crimes, he described it as barbaric behavior that goes against the spirit of the Sudanese revolution, that arose as a result of injustice faced during the previous government.
He explained that they came to reshape the Sudanese reality and not to see such crimes occur again. He praised the spirit of the camp’s youth that refused to take revenge and being drawn into the violence—demanding that they exercise restraint and avoid the troublemakers.
(SPA) pledge
The member of the secretariat, Nour-Aldine, pledged to the camp residents to work with the relevant authorities to resolve the encroachment on the refugee camps and confirmed that they will cooperate with the Peace Wings initiative (PWI) and whoever is interested in legalizing and protecting the camps, to ensure their security inside the camp. “We as Sudanese Professionals Association are not an executive body, but through our channels, we will work to finalize all these issues,” Nour-Aldine added.
He promised the camp residents that they will communicate with all initiatives to link them with the relevant authorities to reflect the problems of the camps and what is happening to them and who is behind that suffering.