UN Says Sudan Forces, Militias Executed Civilians
Monday, June 14, 2004 at 02:59AM
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A senior U.N. official said on Sunday she had "credible
information" that Sudanese forces and government-backed militias
had carried out summary executions of civilians in west Sudan.
Asma Jahangir, the U.N. special rapporteur on executions, also
said after visiting conflict-stricken Darfur that members of the
militia, which locals accuse of looting and killing villagers,
were being integrated into the armed forces. [more]
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