Family members of renowned South Sudanese politician Peter Abdulrahman Sule say that he has been missing in Uganda since last month and has not resurfaced.
Peter is a lawyer, politician and the leader of the United Democratic Front party in South Sudan. He has gone missing since 24 July 2015, according to relatives.
They say that he had gone to Adjumani in northern Uganda to visit some South Sudanese friends but was abducted by plainclothes security personnel. Nobody knows whether those who arrested him were Ugandan or South Sudanese security operatives or somebody else.
He since has been unreachable via emails and mobile phone. His personal phone appears to be in possession of some people. When it is rung, sometimes it rings out, sometimes it is switched off straight after the call and sometimes it comes back as engaged, according to his relatives.
Last year the South Sudanese government prevented Sule from traveling to peace talks in Addis Ababa. He sought asylum in Uganda.
Family say that he is a fully recognised refugee in Uganda under the Geneva Convention of 1951.
Given this recognition, the family members are asking United Nations to conduct a full inquiry into the whereabouts of Peter Abdulrahman Sule, saying the Ugandan authorities equally have a duty to tell his family and his political followers where he is.
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