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Amnesty International
Amnesty International Condemns Sudan, Demands that Aid Agencies Be Allowed to Continue Life-Saving Work in Darfur
March 21st, 2009
Amnesty International today condemned Sudan's decision to expel humanitarian aid agencies in response to the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against President Omar al Bashir and warned that 2.2 million people face starvation and disease, if aid is halted. "The population of Darfur is now being punished by its own government in response to the arrest warrant," said Tawanda Hondora, deputy director of Amnesty International's Africa program. "The Sudanese government is effectively holding the entire civilian population of Darfur hostage -- an aggressive act that must be condemned in the strongest possible terms by the African Union, the League of Arab States...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-03-21)
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