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Sudan: UN warns of rights violations ‘verging on pure evil’ amid escalating conflict

The United Nations has warned of soaring rights violations in Darfur region in western Sudan amid escalating fighting between the army and paramilitaries, with a senior UN official describing the violence against civilians as “verging on pure evil”. At least half of Sudan’s population is dire need of humanitarian aid after nearly seven months of […]

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Morocco holds Algeria responsible for violations of thousands of people held by Polisario militias

Morocco alerted once again to the enduring plight of thousands of Sahraouis held against their will in the Tinfoud camps by the Polisario militias and urged Algeria to allow a head-count of this population. Speaking to the UN General Assembly, Morocco’s Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch recalled that Algeria has defied UN Security Council resolutions urging […]