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United Nations experts have called for the immediate deployment of an independent neutral force in Sudan, in order to protect civilians against the atrocities committed by both warring parties..
In its first report since the United Nations human rights body was established in October, the fact-finding team accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which are fighting the Sudanese army and their allies, of committing crimes against humanity. , including rape, sexual slavery. , and persecution on ethnic or gender grounds..
The experts called for the scope of the arms embargo imposed on the Darfur region of western Sudan, which has long been a protected area, to be extended to include the entire country..
The team’s report said: “Given the parties’ failure to protect civilians to date, the Fact-Finding Mission recommends the deployment of an independent, impartial force with a mandate to protect civilians in Sudan,” adding: “The Fact-Finding Mission he believes that fighting will stop when the flow of weapons stops.”“.
He called for an immediate halt to the transfer of arms, ammunition and other forms of support to any side, “because there is a risk that the people supplying the arms could be involved in serious violations of human rights and on humanitarian law.”“.
The findings of the 47-nation team mandated by the Human Rights Council come at a time when more than 10 million people have been displaced from their homes, including more than two million to neighboring countries, and famine has spread in a large camp for displaced persons. in Darfur..
Source: Agencies
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2024-09-06 23:28:20