The Sudanese Observatory for Human Rights has documented the detention of 3,300 people in the cities of Wad Madani, El Hasahisa and Rafaa in Sudan’s El Gezira state, amid widespread violations. Widespread ViolationsThe report explained that the violations included cruel torture, degrading treatment, and detention in inhumane conditions. Corruption and bribesThe Observatory has monitored the spread of financial corruption in detention centres, where some detainees are released in exchange for exorbitant bribes. The data indicate that he died under torture, as a result of medical negligence or an extrajudicial murder. Urgent InvitationThe report concluded that what is happening in Gezira state represents a systematic pattern of grave violations of international humanitarian law.