Sudan: Policy of repression lies at root of human rights catastrophe, says Amnesty

At the root of the human rights disaster in Darfur, western Sudan, is the Sudanese government’s policy of repression, including incommunicado detentions, summary trials, 'disappearances' and torture, Amnesty International said in a 8 June Memorandum to the Sudanese government. "The rule of law and traditional mechanisms for resolving conflict between different ethnic groups have been destroyed by the government’s support for the ‘Janjawid’ militia groups, its failure to arrest anyone accused of attacking and killing villagers from sedentary groups, and its persecution of those thought to be critical of the government," said Amnesty.