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08/23/04: Factual Aspect FE.1: Prostitution & Slavery; FE.2: Rape & Sexual Abuse; FG.1 Ethnic Cleansing:

Sudan admits rights abuses, including rape, by allies in Darfur
August 23, 2004
AFP

KHARTOUM : The Sudanese government has acknowledged for the first time that its militia allies in Darfur have committed serious human rights abuses, including rape, and given the United Nations a list of 30 suspects, Khartoum dailies said. The list was handed over to the UN Human Rights Comission's international observer, Emanuel Akoy, by Justice Minister Ali Mohammed Osman Yassin, the papers said.

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