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Friday, November 28, 2014

Sudan asks UN to close human rights office in Khartoum

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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