Sudan: UN Human Rights Council Urged to Widen Sudan Arms Embargo and Extend Fact-Finding Mission
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The European Union has declared its support for the extension of the current arms embargo on Darfur to the entire territory of the Sudan and for the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Independent Fact-Finding Mission, as well as for continuing to advance the expansion of the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, in a position that combines the cessation of arms flows with the promotion of investigation and accountability fo…
Sudan: UN Human Rights Council Urged to Widen Sudan Arms Embargo and Extend Fact-Finding Mission
Geneva / Amsterdam -- The UN's Sudan fact-finding mission has urged the Human Rights Council to expand the Darfur arms embargo to the whole country, warning that foreign support is sustaining a war in which both sides may have committed war crimes. Sudan's government, however, rejects efforts to treat the warring parties as equivalent and says the conflict is being prolonged by external backing for the Rapid Support Forces.
The European Union has declared its support for the extension of the current arms embargo on Darfur to cover the entire territory of the Sudan and for the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Independent Fact-Finding Mission, as well as for the further expansion of the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, in a position that combines the cessation of arms flows with the promotion of investigation and accountability for crimes…
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