African Union - Send More Troops to Protect Darfur Civilians

press release

Banjul — African leaders meeting at the African Union summit on July 1 and 2 must contribute more troops to protect civilians in Darfur and urge Sudan to consent to a U.N. force in Darfur, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the leaders. They should also call on Senegal to prosecute the former Chadian president Hissène Habré or extradite him to Belgium for trial on charges of crimes against humanity.

Tomorrow the AU Peace and Security Council meets to discuss Darfur. On May 5, AU mediators persuaded the Sudanese government and the largest rebel group to sign the Darfur Peace Agreement in Abuja, Nigeria. But civilians in Darfur remain at high risk from continuing violence.

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