Sudan: Govt Calls for Ending Mandate of UNHCR Independent Expert

24 September 2014

Khartoum — The Sudanese government urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva to end the mandate of the independent expert and rejected accusations made by NGO's and Western countries of committing serious violations of freedoms and human rights, particularly in conflict areas of Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile.

But Sudanese sources involved in the meetings told Sudan Tribune that they expect the country to remain under Article 10 with a different mandate on providing assistance.

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