Sudan: Darfur documents confirm government support for militia

Numerous reports have described the “hand-in-glove” manner in which the Government of Sudan and the nomadic ethnic militias known as the Janjaweed have operated together to combat a rebel insurgency in Darfur. Human Rights Watch says it has obtained copies of government documents whose contents sharply contrast with the Sudanese government's repeated denials of support to the Janjaweed; on the contrary, the documents indicate a government policy of militia recruitment, support and impunity that has been implemented from high levels of the civilian administration.