In Sudan, one of the two female members of the Sovereign Council – the body leading the country’s transition – has resigned. Aisha Moussa El Saeed condemns the exclusion of civilians from institutions.
Sudan’s sovereign council,consists of 14 members – civilians and soldiers – led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. The members swore in August 2019.
English teacher and activist Aisha Moussa Saeed has been one of the most critical of the military regime led by General al-Burhan, two protesters on May 11, ten days ago … They celebrated the bloody spread of a demonstration leading to ex-President Omar al-Bashir two years ago. The move has also left about 30 injured Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok pronounced oppression of this collection.
“We thought that my colleagues and I could turn the situation around and heal the deep wounds of an exhausted people; to be able to resolve differences between the parties and to be able to continue to sincerely demand change.
But we can no longer ignore the fact that our opinions are ignored and our powers are violated. At all levels of power – our presence as civilians has been reduced to being a simple doer.
We do not participate in decision-making and we only apply decisions that have already been made in advance. ”
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Aisha Musa regrets that the investigation into the spread of this sitting (May 11, 2019) has not been completed: 130 protesters died during this violence according to human rights organizations. And that General Hemeti, number two in the transition, is involved in the repression
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