Rebels Condemned to Death Penalty

Alleged Darfur rebels have been condemned to death by a Sudanese court, over attacks carried out on Khartoum on the 10th of May. The special court, found the rebels guilty under the criminal and counter-terror law. However, the court has come under immense criticism from Amnesty International, who claim that the court is holding hundrds of people without charge.

Amnestey internation have called the courts a "travesty of justice" with claims that many of those held were tortured and forced to confess. Defence lawyers also argued that their clients legal rights were violated and the UN has called for Khartoum to abolish capital punishment.