Sudan asks UN to close human rights office in Khartoum
By Valerie Howell on Nov 27, 2014 02:59 pm[JURIST] The Sudanese government has made a formal request to the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) [official website] to close their human rights office in Khartoum following accusations of worrying abuses and violations by their peacekeepers. This request [Guardian report] is believed to stem from the strained relationship between UNAMID and Sudan after accusations surfaced of a mass rape in a Darfur village said to have been perpetrated by Sudanese troops. Investigations made into the mass rape by... +read more
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