International peacekeeping forces ‘inefficient’; NGO says
UN-spokesman asks for independant investigation while Khartoum denies the claimsThe American non-profit organization Enough stated to have new evidence of the Sudanese police participatin in the committing of “horrific acts” against civilians in the state of South Kordofan in the presence of UN peacekeeping forces. Enough said that a number of trusted witnesses told the organization that members of the Central Reserve Forces – also known as Abu Tira – had participated in the kidnapping and killing of civilians near the headquarters of international peacekeeping forces in Kadugli.The organization’s director of information Jonathan Houston stated that he considered the disability of the UN forces to stop such acts and to protect civilians a failure. UN-forces-spokesman Kieran Dwyer defended the United Nations in a statement to the BBC, and called for an independent investigation into these allegations. The Khartoum government also denied the accusations.
UN-spokesman asks for independant investigation while Khartoum denies the claims
The American non-profit organization Enough stated to have new evidence of the Sudanese police participatin in the committing of “horrific acts” against civilians in the state of South Kordofan in the presence of UN peacekeeping forces. Enough said that a number of trusted witnesses told the organization that members of the Central Reserve Forces – also known as Abu Tira – had participated in the kidnapping and killing of civilians near the headquarters of international peacekeeping forces in Kadugli.
The organization’s director of information Jonathan Houston stated that he considered the disability of the UN forces to stop such acts and to protect civilians a failure. UN-forces-spokesman Kieran Dwyer defended the United Nations in a statement to the BBC, and called for an independent investigation into these allegations. The Khartoum government also denied the accusations.
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