The whereabouts of two Sudanese pastors detained by the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) in December 2015 are still unconfirmed, a Sudanese human rights group reported.

Pastor Hassan Abdelrahim Kodi (49), Secretary-General of the Sudanese Church of Christ, and Pastor Telal Ngosi (44) were detained on 18 December by NISS officers. They were reportedly questioned about attending a Christian conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Since then, the two pastors have been held incommunicado, according to Human Rights and Development Organization (Hudo) centre.

The human rights organisation called upon the Sudanese president, the Ministry of Justice, and the Minister of Guidance and Endowments to reveal the pastors’ whereabouts and to either charge them with a recognisable offence, or unconditionally release them.

Photo: Christian women worshipping in a Sudanese church