UN human rights expert denied travel to Darfur
The newly appointed UN expert on human rights in Sudan, Mashood Adebayo Baderin said on Thursday that the Sudanese government refused to give him a travel permit to travel to Darfur, during his five day Sudan tour, despite his requests to visit. At a press conference in Khartoum Baderin said, ‘we requested that we wanted to visit Khartoum and Darfur, but the time limit I was informed was short to make the arrangements.’ Baderin added that ‘in spite of the assurances from the government that the human rights situation in Darfur is relatively improved, I have received contrary representations from other stakeholders.’
The newly appointed UN expert on human rights in Sudan, Mashood Adebayo Baderin said on Thursday that the Sudanese government refused to give him a travel permit to travel to Darfur, during his five day Sudan tour, despite his requests to visit.
At a press conference in Khartoum Baderin said, ‘we requested that we wanted to visit Khartoum and Darfur, but the time limit I was informed was short to make the arrangements.’
Baderin added that ‘in spite of the assurances from the government that the human rights situation in Darfur is relatively improved, I have received contrary representations from other stakeholders.’
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