Sudan Govt Forces Carried Out Mass Rapes, Killings in Darfur - Rights Group

London — Sudanese government forces have carried out systematic attacks on towns and villages in the western region of Darfur in the past year and a half, raping, torturing and killing civilians, a rights group said on Wednesday.

The violence may constitute "crimes against humanity", according to Human Rights Watch (HRW), the New York-based rights group which carried out the research.

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