U.S. Accuses Sudan Of Deadly Attacks On Civilians

Publisher:
Wochit
Publication Date:
12 June 2014
Tags:
Sudan, United States, Canada and Africa, Governance, Conflict, Peace and Security, Human Rights

The United States on Thursday condemned recent attacks by the Sudanese government's Rapid Support Forces on civilians in the Blue Nile and South Kordofan states, saying they have been deliberately targeting schools and hospitals. The statement from U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power came just days after a coalition of 45 organizations providing humanitarian aid or supporting peace efforts in Sudan wrote to the U.N.

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