An Mi-24 attack helicopter (reg. n° 928) at Nyala airport in Darfur, March 2007 © AI
Arms, ammunition and related equipment are still being transferred to Darfur in the west of Sudan for military operations. Extremely serious violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law are being committed by the Sudanese government, the government-backed Janjawid militias and armed opposition groups in these operations.
In a report published today, Amnesty International (AI) describes the arming process and its effects on the people of Darfur and neighbouring eastern Chad, many of whom have been forcibly displaced. It describes violations of the United Nations arms embargo on Darfur by parties to the conflict that occurred during January to March 2007.
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http://web.amnesty.org/pages/sdn-080507-news-eng
Please also see:
Darfur peace process at a ‘crossroads,’ UN envoy says
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=22512&Cr=sudan&Cr1
In a report published today, Amnesty International (AI) describes the arming process and its effects on the people of Darfur and neighbouring eastern Chad, many of whom have been forcibly displaced. It describes violations of the United Nations arms embargo on Darfur by parties to the conflict that occurred during January to March 2007.
MORE
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/sdn-080507-news-eng
Please also see:
Darfur peace process at a ‘crossroads,’ UN envoy says
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=22512&Cr=sudan&Cr1