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And this is what his work colleagues, and friends wrote
In Memoriam: Abdelsalam Hassan
March 15, 2010
REDRESS mourns the loss of our beloved colleague and friend Abdelsalam Hassan Abdelsalam who tragically died in London on 13 March 2010. Abdelsalam Hassan, Sudan Legal Advisor at REDRESS, was a renowned lawyer and intellectual who played a leading role in the struggle for human rights and justice in Sudan over the last three decades. We will greatly miss his depth of knowledge and commitment and the conviviality with which he enriched our daily lives.
REDRESS invites you to leave a comment which we will publish below, please email Redress at: [email protected].
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The Metropolitan police are investigating and retain an open mind as to the motive for the murder of Abdelsalam Hassan Abdelsalam. An incident room has opened under DCI Damian Allain from the Homicide and Serious Crime Command based in Lewisham.
There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or call the Met police incident room at Lewisham on 0208 721 4805. Also you can go to the Metropolitan Police’s Public Notice by copying and pasting the following link: http://cms.met.police.uk/news/appeals/murder_investigation_launched__1
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Comments/Tributes
Please accept my deep condolences on the shocking death of Abdelsalam Hassan. A friend and a colleague that I have know and worked with closely over the past few years. I will miss Abdelsalam's presence, his ideas, his ability to lessen his thoughtfulness and the interaction with his warm and pleasant personality.
Abdelsalam has introduced Redress' work to the large community of Sudan advocates and activists, he always strived to engage The Sudanese from different backgrounds in the efforts towards creating a fair and just legal system for the country. That was his major burden and goal.
Abdelsalam's loss has left most of us in a state of pain and shock. He will always be present with his work and the issues he dedicated his short life to.
Hala Alkarib, Regional Director- SIHA Network
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The terrible and shocking news that Abdelsalam Hassan has died is impossible to absorb, all the more so when the details we know so far suggest that he was murdered in his home in London.
Abdelsalam became a part of my life in 1990 when he joined our small Africa Watch office on Borough High Street in London. Here he found a home and we found a friend and a colleague dedicated to improving human rights in Sudan. He brought enormous knowledge of Sudan with him, as well as courage, and he followed developments there like a hawk, keeping us on our toes with his sharp intellect and constantly enriching our knowledge. True to what he valued as humane and enlightened, and as faithful to the history and character of Sudan and the Sudanese people, he rejected and challenged what he saw as religious bigotry in the country he loved so much. He and I spent many hours talking about politics and religion, and I learnt a lot from him.
He also brought humour and wit and a natural curiosity about the world around him. A kind and sensitive person, he never failed to ask me daily, with genuine empathy and concern, how things were going in Somalia at the time.
I worked again with Abdelsalam at African Rights. His continued involvement with us, and his presence amongst us, was a constant source of assurance and pleasure. You knew you could count on his ability to find out and to fathom what was happening in Sudan, and on his perceptiveness in making sense of it.
I started to get news of Abdelsalam again through working with the REDRESS Trust. And it was only this past week, when I was planning a trip to London to visit REDRESS, that I was hoping to catch up with him.
His death is a loss to Sudan, and will be an enormous source of sadness to his colleagues at REDRESS, and to his many friends around the world.
Rakiya Omaar
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I am very sad, and will always remember the kindness and warmth of Abdelsalam – we had some nice conversations when we were staying late in the office, and his kind ways often made me feel better at times when I was feeling down and lonely in London.
I had great admiration for his engagement and his work- and your work together.
Anne Althaus
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As we all mourn the tragic loss of Abdelsalam, I wanted to communicate to you and his other colleagues at REDRESS my heartfelt condolences. He will be remembered as a pioneer fighter for rights, freedoms and democracy in Sudan and beyond.
Suliman Baldo
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It so shocking to hear such a news, Abdelsalam is a big loss to all of us and to the human rights movement in Sudan, for his effort, inputs and deep analysis. Abdelsalam, since I got to know 2 years ago, had such a support to the violence against women movement globally and in Sudan. He is a great loss to us.
May his soul rest in peace.
Fahima A. Hashim, Director Salmmah Women's Resource Centre
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Despite his pedigree, Abdelsalam welcomed me to REDRESS by patiently listening to what must have seemed like silly questions, by offering sage counsel borne of his vast experience in all things Sudan and through his trademark wit delivered with a broad smile.
Despite the difficulties he faced in work and in life--or perhaps because of them--Abdelsalam projected a comforting sense of warmth and understanding to those around him. His personality had a way of filling the room: no one was exempt from a humorous jab, no subject was too sensitive for ridicule.
Abdelsalam had much wisdom to impart. He was also a model of courage and integrity for anyone working towards justice and freedom or trying to make sense of the world.
The world has lost a true fighter, teacher and friend.
I will never forget his kindness. May he rest in peace.
Fahad Siddiqui
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Abdelsalams' tragic and untimely death is a great loss to his family ,friends,colleagues and even those who just knew him personally.
For me it is a shock and a tragedy....our last meeting in Kampala on the Redress law reform project now strangely enough seems somewhat like a prearranged fated rendezvous to bid farewell..and bring to an end a long beautiful relationship with a most wonderful person...We first met in early eighties when as a young lawyer he imposed his presence as an outstanding defender of human rights and the rule of law notwithstanding the harassment of the then military regime including arrest, detention and intimidation.
Following shortly after the 1989 coup d'etat he left with his wife and only daughter to the UK he decided to stay and obtained refugee status..when in 1991 we reestablished the SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION,SHRO, in exile, of which I became President,he joined as a member,soon to become its Secretary General for several years in charge of all its activities...membership, branches in other countries,newsletter,correspondence,attendance at human rights meetings and conference,especially the annual meetings of the UN COMMISSION ON Human RIGHTS in Geneva,supporting asylum seekers England..etc all at virtually no cost to SHRO...For his living he was hardly able to manage with the meagre stipend paid to asylum seekers.At different times he also worked on human rights in Sudan with Human Rights Watch,then with Justice Africa where he and common friend Alex De Waal worked on the Civil PROJECT for Sudan with meetings of many Sudanese activists in Kampala in 1999 and 2001.His last task was as legal adviser for REDRESS TRUST working on reform of the Sudanese Criminal Law culminating in the last meeting in Kampala with about 20 experts from Sudan ,Africa and the Arab world.
Abdelsalam was known for his courtesy,tolerance,patience,wit and intelligent sense of humour with literary writing talents and interest in poetry and politics.
He was simply a wonderful person...may his soul rest in peace.
Amin Medani
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It is really sad to hear that such a sweet man and committed human rights defender was brutally murdered... I am absolutely shocked.
Unfortunately I did not have the chance to get to know him very well during my internship at REDRESS but the few times I spoke to him showed me how bright, brave and kind Abdelsalam Hassan was. It is a very sad and huge loss.
Rita Lamy Freund
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Abdelsalam. A big man physically, and with a very big heart. For his family, especially his daughter, this is a most terrible time, and at REDRESS too there is a sudden gaping hole. The humans rights movement is weakened by his death but much more importantly it was strengthened by his life. He is mourned by his colleagues and friends everywhere, of which there are many. We will always remember him with great affection and with great respect for his work, his friendship, and his courage. And we will miss him.
Kevin Laue - REDRESS
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I am very sorry about Abdelsalam's death. I met him briefly but he came across as a kind and hardworking man. May he rest in peace.
Veronica Hinestroza
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As I am writing this, it is around the time of the day that I would be talking to Abdelsalam about our work on Sudan and whatever challenges we faced. This was part of an ongoing dialogue about human rights in Sudan, the country that he had to leave reluctantly, cared about deeply and longed to go back to. Abdelsalam wouldn’t talk lightly, though often irreverently, about developments in Sudan, his work and thoughts being informed by three decades of first-hand experience of political and human rights work. Despite his long years in exile, he remained rooted in Sudan and the Sudanese community.
What made Abdelsalam stand out was his commitment, unique intellect and analytical skills as well as, perhaps more than anything, his ability to communicate. This ability stemmed from a love for language, particularly Arabic, and a keen interest in people. He was concerned about how people treated each other and had a genuine abhorrence of violence (including against animals as he was a vegetarian) and any form of injustice. His views and attitudes were based on years of study, active participation in political life (for which he spent a brief stint in prison in the 1980s), reflections and continuous conversations with a great many individuals. They were also deepened by his often painful experiences of, and in exile. This trajectory enabled him to develop a sense of, and empathy for the suffering of others, especially those at the margins of society. It is no coincidence that Abdelsalam took such a strong interest in the rights of women, of Southerners in Sudan or the Christian Copts. His knowledge of history and appreciation of the strength of feeling that human rights violations entail was evident when we were in the Nuba Mountains in Sudan a few years ago. He knew how to relate to people, many of whom started to talk for the first time publicly about what they had suffered in the 1990s. It is for these reasons that Abdelsalam was at the forefront of those calling for, and working on how to address the legacy of violations. “The Phoenix State: Civil society and the future of Sudan” that he co-edited with Alex de Waal in 2001 is a milestone for transitional justice in the Sudan.
Abdelsalam was an excellent lawyer, which I came to learn over the years in our joint work on litigation, being able to distil the essence of a case and to develop the arguments that mattered. More importantly, he was a lawyer who had a strong commitment to the rule of law and democratic values, which he fought for during the final days of the Nimerie regime and the transitional period in the 1980s in Sudan and from outside since. In this endeavour, he developed a unique ability to bridge the gap between the older and younger generation of lawyers and activists in Sudan who he interacted with and brought together.
Abdelsalam was also a formidable political analyst. His analysis of Islamism and of Jihad in Sudan, published as chapters in a book edited by Alex de Waal, Islamism and its Enemies in the Horn of Africa, are among the finest, if not the best of their kind on the subject. His interest in history, admiration for Egypt (as a country not necessarily its politics), appreciation of the ambiguous role of the British, and an in-depth knowledge of both political theory (in particular the left) and Islam meant that he had gained a unique understanding of Sudanese politics. It was in particular his detailed knowledge of the Koran and Islam that was a source of surprise to many who knew him as an atheist.
Abdelsalam’s first love was literature. He was an avid reader with a fine appreciation of a range of different types of literature, and wrote short stories and poetry himself. One of his enduring gifts to me is that he rekindled my interest in Kafka, a writer who like no other captured the nature of power and powerlessness in the face of injustice. Sharing his enthusiasm for Kafka’s writing was typical of his passionate intellect that knew no boundaries in seeking kindred spirits.
On a personal level, Abdelsalam was great company to be and to work with. He had an amiable and jovial personality and would light up our office life with his presence. He cared about his colleagues and friends and sought to help as much as possible, in particular by trying to cheer others up even when he had problems of his own. We travelled together a number of times and each trip was memorable in its own right and full of anecdotes, particularly about the long nights spent together. Abdelsalam knew how to work hard if needed. He was always ready to do what he could to advance our work and to promote his ultimate vision of a democratic and peaceful Sudan committed to the rule of law and human rights.
We had just returned from an expert seminar on criminal law reform and human rights in Sudan that we organised in Kampala in early March. Abdelsalam was in high spirits and full of plans for our future work on law reform and litigation in Sudan and with the Sudanese human rights movement that he was such an integral part of. He had overcome a great deal of personal adversity over the years and was turning the corner on his health problems. He was even thinking of returning to Sudan where many of his friends and family where eager to welcome him back and to work with him on a number of human rights initiatives.
Abdelsalam’s death is horrible and tragic. It will take a very long time to come to terms with a crime that has caused such a momentous loss and has taken away one of our finest and well-liked colleague, friend and good citizen from our midst. But his death, and the circumstances thereof, must not be allowed to overshadow his life. Abdelsalam would have surely wanted us to build on his legacy and to work towards making his vision come true even though he was cruelly denied any hope of seeing it happen. As he would have put it in his favourite words “the struggle continues.”
Abdelsalam, where have you gone? Why has anyone done this to you? I will miss you terribly,
Lutz
http://www.redress.org/
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| وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-15-10, 11:03 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-15-10, 11:06 AM |
 Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | محمد عبد الماجد الصايم | 03-15-10, 11:07 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | ismeil abbas | 03-15-10, 11:16 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-15-10, 11:19 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-15-10, 11:23 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-15-10, 02:18 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | إسماعيل التاج | 03-15-10, 02:38 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | Adil Osman | 03-15-10, 03:04 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | Amin Elsayed | 03-15-10, 03:16 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-15-10, 08:48 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | hanouf56 | 03-15-10, 08:55 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | ابراهيم برسي | 03-15-10, 11:44 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | نبيل عبد الرحيم | 03-16-10, 01:12 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | Khalid Kodi | 03-16-10, 01:24 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | nada ali | 03-16-10, 01:25 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-16-10, 10:51 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-16-10, 11:14 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-16-10, 11:24 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | Nader Abu Kadouk | 03-16-10, 11:34 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-16-10, 02:30 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-16-10, 11:53 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | نبيل عبد الرحيم | 03-17-10, 00:13 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-17-10, 12:57 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | Amin Elsayed | 03-17-10, 02:12 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-17-10, 02:43 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-18-10, 10:55 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-18-10, 11:32 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-18-10, 11:57 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-18-10, 10:06 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-18-10, 10:22 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-19-10, 11:54 AM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-19-10, 05:09 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-19-10, 05:14 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | Sana Khalid | 03-19-10, 05:51 PM |
| Re: وداعاً عبدالسلام حسن.. رمز الوداعة والنُبل. | saif basheer | 03-20-10, 11:40 AM |
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