Islamic support of Darfur Slaughter
buzzbee | 20.07.2004 07:13 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | London
A human rights group says it has proof that Sudan's government has been supporting Arab militias accused of killing thousands in Darfur.
Here is an article posted at: 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3908645.stm
NOTE: Despite the BBC's continual avoidance of the key issue in this on-going genocide, it is important to remember that the Sudanese goverment which they refer to - the government whcih stands guilty of backing the slaughter of hundreds of thousands if not millions of innocent Sudanese civilians - is an Islamic one.
Khartoum 'backs Darfur militias'
More than a million people in Sudan have fled their homes
A human rights group says it has proof that Sudan's government has been supporting Arab militias accused of killing thousands in Darfur.
New York-based Human Rights Watch says it has government documents showing that officials directed recruitment, arming and support of the Janjaweed.
The government in Khartoum has denied any involvement with the militia.
In Darfur itself, the government has been deploying armed police in camps set up for those displaced by the conflict.
Sudan says about 6,000 police are being sent to protect the refugees, following reports of widespread rape of women in the camps by the militias.
Aid agencies warn that thousands more of the one million displaced people could die from hunger and disease.
A group of British charities is launching an urgent aid appeal for the people of Sudan on Tuesday.
'Knights'
Human Rights Watch said it had obtained four documents from an undisclosed source, signed by government authorities.
One from the deputy interior minister is alleged to ask for the recruitment of "knights" - a reference to militia.
Group director Kenneth Roth said the documents showed that the Sudanese government had lied to US Secretary of State Colin Powell and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan when it denied recruiting and arming the militias.
"We can no longer trust Khartoum to police itself when Khartoum is part of a large problem," Mr Roth said.
Mr Annan, who recently visited Darfur, said the international community should insist the Sudanese government live up to its commitments.
A separate UN report said militias were continuing to carry out attacks in the region.
Mistrust
Meanwhile, Khartoum has said 6,000 policemen are being sent to camps in Darfur to try to protect refugees and keep order.
The deployment follows international pressure for the government to prevent rape and abuse by the militias.
The security measures were agreed by Sudan after talks with Mr Annan earlier this month.
But the BBC's Hilary Andersson in Darfur says many in the camps do not trust the police because they believe the Sudanese authorities have been backing the militias.
And our correspondent says insecurity is only part of the problem in the camps, which are filthy and overcrowded.
There is little proper shelter, disease is spreading - and every day new graves are dug for those who have died of starvation, she says.
........Yes Islam; the religion of peace and tolerance does it again.
Buzzbee
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3908645.stm NOTE: Despite the BBC's continual avoidance of the key issue in this on-going genocide, it is important to remember that the Sudanese goverment which they refer to - the government whcih stands guilty of backing the slaughter of hundreds of thousands if not millions of innocent Sudanese civilians - is an Islamic one.
Khartoum 'backs Darfur militias'
More than a million people in Sudan have fled their homes
A human rights group says it has proof that Sudan's government has been supporting Arab militias accused of killing thousands in Darfur.
New York-based Human Rights Watch says it has government documents showing that officials directed recruitment, arming and support of the Janjaweed.
The government in Khartoum has denied any involvement with the militia.
In Darfur itself, the government has been deploying armed police in camps set up for those displaced by the conflict.
Sudan says about 6,000 police are being sent to protect the refugees, following reports of widespread rape of women in the camps by the militias.
Aid agencies warn that thousands more of the one million displaced people could die from hunger and disease.
A group of British charities is launching an urgent aid appeal for the people of Sudan on Tuesday.
'Knights'
Human Rights Watch said it had obtained four documents from an undisclosed source, signed by government authorities.
One from the deputy interior minister is alleged to ask for the recruitment of "knights" - a reference to militia.
Group director Kenneth Roth said the documents showed that the Sudanese government had lied to US Secretary of State Colin Powell and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan when it denied recruiting and arming the militias.
"We can no longer trust Khartoum to police itself when Khartoum is part of a large problem," Mr Roth said.
Mr Annan, who recently visited Darfur, said the international community should insist the Sudanese government live up to its commitments.
A separate UN report said militias were continuing to carry out attacks in the region.
Mistrust
Meanwhile, Khartoum has said 6,000 policemen are being sent to camps in Darfur to try to protect refugees and keep order.
The deployment follows international pressure for the government to prevent rape and abuse by the militias.
The security measures were agreed by Sudan after talks with Mr Annan earlier this month.
But the BBC's Hilary Andersson in Darfur says many in the camps do not trust the police because they believe the Sudanese authorities have been backing the militias.
And our correspondent says insecurity is only part of the problem in the camps, which are filthy and overcrowded.
There is little proper shelter, disease is spreading - and every day new graves are dug for those who have died of starvation, she says.
........Yes Islam; the religion of peace and tolerance does it again.
Buzzbee
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