World News Trust - UN: Sudan guilty of Darfur crimes (Aljazeera)

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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]

Aljazeera

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."

"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.

The report was commissioned by the human rights council in an emergency session last December.

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