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On 31 July, the UN Security Council unanimously voted on the mandate and modalities of the full deployment of the UN and African Union Peacekeepers in Darfur. Sudan said it would cooperate. We need to keep the pressure on to ensure that Sudan doesn't obstruct deployment on the ground, that attacks are halted, that the arms embargo is effectively enforced and that perpetrators of violence are held accountable.
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To the government of Sudan:
We, the undersigned, are outraged by the human rights violations suffered by civilians in Darfur.
We urge you to:
· accept and facilitate the immediate and full deployment to Darfur of the joint African Union and United Nations peacekeeping force;
· take all effective measures to disarm the Janjawid and respect the United Nations arms embargo;
· immediately halt attacks against civilians;
· cooperate with the International Criminal Court and hold those responsible for human rights violations accountable through fair trials and without applying the death penalty.
Key facts about Darfur in Western Sudan
More than 200,000 people have died in the 4-year conflict in Darfur. More than 2.5 million have been displaced from their homes.
Murder, rape, pillage and mass forced displacement continue to be used as weapons of war by government-supported Janjawid militias, along with Sudanese armed forces.
Armed opposition groups have also been responsible for grave violation of human rights.
Attacks on aid workers and humanitarian convoys continue. Between June 2006 and January 2007, 12 aid workers were killed, more than in the previous 2 years combined.
The conflict has now spread to neighbouring Chad, where Sudanese Janjawid militias and their local Chadian allies target civilians with impunity.
The presence of African Union (AU) soldiers has provided some protection to civilians, but limited logistical and financial support means that mass killings and displacement continue to take place.
The Sudanese government has failed to abide by most resolutions of the AU and UN, including UN Security Council resolution 1706 (2006). it is currently stalling the full deployment of a joint UN-AU peacekeeping force.
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