Abdel-Adheem Hassan on Sunday won a lawsuit against telecoms operator Zain Sudan over the blackout ordered by Sudan's military rulers. Hopefully one million people will gain internet access by the end of the week," Mr Hassan added. "Everybody is trying to avoid responsibility, nobody wants to be personally liable - it's a crime and an international human rights violation." UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on the military government to end the internet shutdown during her opening speech at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The seven-member Transitional Military Council (TMC) is led by Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan.

Source: Ethiopian News June 24, 2019 14:20 UTC