Living Archive · Write-a-letter · Justice and accountability · killed defender

Speak up for Ahmed Mohamed Abdella.

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Your Excellency,

I am writing to demand a full, independent, and transparent investigation into the killing of Ahmed Mohamed Abdella, Lawyer and member of the Darfur Bar Association, providing legal aid to victims of human rights violations in Darfur. in Sudan.

A lawyer who provided legal aid to victims of human rights violations in Darfur, Ahmed Mohamed Abdella was kidnapped and killed less than 24 hours later, his body found with severe torture marks on 4 August 2023.

I respectfully urge your authorities to:
  1. Order a full, independent, and impartial investigation into the killing of Ahmed Mohamed Abdella, with timely public reporting on findings;
  2. Identify and prosecute those responsible — both the direct perpetrators and any state officials who ordered, enabled, or covered up the killing;
  3. Provide effective reparation to the family and to the organisation Ahmed Mohamed Abdella led;
  4. Take immediate steps to protect other defenders working in the same field from similar attacks.

I will follow this case closely until those responsible are held to account.

Respectfully,

[Your name]
[Your city, country]
6 June 2026

Suggested recipients

Sudanese Embassy (London) United Kingdom info@sudanembassy.co.uk
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders United Nations · OHCHR defenders@ohchr.org
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention United Nations · OHCHR wgad@ohchr.org
EU EEAS Human Rights Division European Union eeas-human-rights@eeas.europa.eu

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