Amnesty International demands countries stop selling weapons to Sudan
The London based human rights organisation Amnesty International (AI) has called on all global operations that transfer weapons to Sudan to stop immediately and asked for the UN to extend the arms embargo to the whole of the country. AI released a report this week titled ‘Sudan: No end to the conflict in Darfur’ and blamed Russia and China for continuing to sell arms to the government in Khartoum, perpetuating conflicts in the country. Brian Wood, a military expert at the human rights organisation said, ‘China and Russia are selling arms to the government of Sudan in the full knowledge that many of them are likely to end up being used to commit human rights violations in Darfur.’ The report says Chinese and Russian weapons have been found in the troubled region. The body said all weapons trading with Sudan must stop to prevent serious violations of human rights across the country. Sudanese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Al-Obaid Adam Marawih dismissed the report saying it is part of a campaign to cripple the ability of the armed forces and encourage international intervention, by pressuring the UN Security Council to adopt no-fly zones over Darfur and South Kordofan.
The London based human rights organisation Amnesty International (AI) has called on all global operations that transfer weapons to Sudan to stop immediately and asked for the UN to extend the arms embargo to the whole of the country.
AI released a report this week titled ‘Sudan: No end to the conflict in Darfur’ and blamed Russia and China for continuing to sell arms to the government in Khartoum, perpetuating conflicts in the country.
Brian Wood, a military expert at the human rights organisation said, ‘China and Russia are selling arms to the government of Sudan in the full knowledge that many of them are likely to end up being used to commit human rights violations in Darfur.’
The report says Chinese and Russian weapons have been found in the troubled region.
The body said all weapons trading with Sudan must stop to prevent serious violations of human rights across the country.
Sudanese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Al-Obaid Adam Marawih dismissed the report saying it is part of a campaign to cripple the ability of the armed forces and encourage international intervention, by pressuring the UN Security Council to adopt no-fly zones over Darfur and South Kordofan.
The London based human rights organisation Amnesty International (AI) has called on all global operations that transfer weapons to Sudan to stop immediately and asked for the UN to extend the arms embargo to the whole of the country.
AI released a report this week titled ‘Sudan: No end to the conflict in Darfur’ and blamed Russia and China for continuing to sell arms to the government in Khartoum, perpetuating conflicts in the country.
Brian Wood, a military expert at the human rights organisation said, ‘China and Russia are selling arms to the government of Sudan in the full knowledge that many of them are likely to end up being used to commit human rights violations in Darfur.’
The report says Chinese and Russian weapons have been found in the troubled region.
The body said all weapons trading with Sudan must stop to prevent serious violations of human rights across the country.
Sudanese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Al-Obaid Adam Marawih dismissed the report saying it is part of a campaign to cripple the ability of the armed forces and encourage international intervention, by pressuring the UN Security Council to adopt no-fly zones over Darfur and South Kordofan.
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