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Sudan: New Weapons From China and Russia Fuelling Conflict
AI London, 8 February 2012
Arms sales from China and Russia are fuelling serious human rights violations in Darfur, Amnesty International said today. Read more »
Darfur in the Shadows: the Sudanese Government’s Ongoing Attacks on Civilians and Human Rights, calls on the African Union, United Nations, United States and other concerned governments to take a firm and unified
position, pressing Sudan to immediately end deliberate attacks on civilians, indiscriminate aerial bombing, and arbitrary detention and torture of activists. They should also hold Sudan to its public commitment to repeal emergency laws and press it to reform the National Intelligence and
In the aftermath of a successful referendum process in South Sudan which will likely lead to the emergence of two new states – North and South Sudan – from one, and against the backdrop of sweeping changes throughout the Middle East and North Africa, violence in Darfur appears to be on the rise.
In this context, the vigorous diplomacy of the Obama Administration, which made a significant contribution to preventing conflict leading up to the referendum itself, needs to be extended.
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As peace negotiations over Sudan's Darfur region come to a close, several Washington-based advocacy groups have warned against losing focus on a comprehensive peace agreement for Darfur. Read more »
The field commanders of the Justice and Equality Movement have sworn to continue the armed struggle against what it calls 'the system of genocide in Khartoum'. Read more »
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