The Sudanese government has been taking part in international crimes in Darfur and has "failed to protect the population" in the region a human rights mission from the UN says.
Rebel troops and government-backed militia were both accused of atrocities in the report [EPA]
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March 12, 2007 -- The Sudanese government has been taking part in international crimes in Darfur and has "failed to protect the population" in the region a human rights mission from the UN says.
In a damning report to the human rights council on Monday the team said the situation in the area is "characterised by gross and systematic violations of human rights."
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"The mission further concludes that the government of Sudan has manifestly failed to protect the population of Darfur from large-scale international crimes and has itself orchestrated and participated in these crimes," the report said.
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The report was commissioned by the human rights council in an emergency session last December.
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