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Rights Group: Sudanese Government Forces Commit Renewed War Crimes in Darfur

VOA News

   Sudanese government forces are responsible for a new series of war
   crimes in the country's Darfur region, according to a report by
   [1]Amnesty International.

   The rights group alleges Sudanese government forces and allied militias
   have destroyed dozens of villages in Darfur since last July.

   "Satellite evidence and testimonies confirm that government forces and
   associated militias damaged or destroyed at least 45 villages in Jebel
   Marra between July 2018 and February 2019," said the report, released
   Tuesday.

   Amnesty International also alleges government forces engaged in
   unlawful killings, sexual violence, looting and forced displacement.

   The report specifically identifies the Rapid Support Forces are one of
   the perpetrators of the alleged crimes. The RSF is believed to be
   responsible for killing dozens of protesters in the Sudanese capital,
   Khartoum, since last Monday. Doctors affiliated with the opposition put
   the death toll at more than 100.

References

   1. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/06/sudan-fresh-evidence-of-government-sponsored-crimes-in-darfur-shows-drawdown-of-peacekeepers-premature-and-reckless/

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