Unamid chief highlights Mission’s presence in Darfur
On the occasion of African Human Rights Day, the AU-UN Joint Special Representative for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has highlighted the Unamid presence in Darfur in a press statement released on 21 October. Various Unamid components and individuals are engaged, on a daily basis, in myriad activities; providing services in camps for displaced Darfuris and communities to improve the human and infrastructural capacity of various stakeholders. They work towards creating a more humane Darfur and to instill deeper awareness of human rights in the region. The promotion and protection of human and peoples’ rights is a collective responsibility. Be it community leaders, women’s representatives, youth leaders, native administrators, leaders of faith groups, members of organisations, or the judiciary, police, penitentiary, military and intelligence services, the awareness and obligation to uphold human rights is an indispensable test to their responsibility. The fight against impunity and the timely rendering of justice remain veritable measures to indicate how successful we all are in ensuring that awareness and observance of human rights are gaining grounds in Darfur, it was stated. “Over the past decade, Darfur has encountered considerable challenges. No doubt, the level of the conflict, which gravely impacted on the human rights of the populace, has relatively declined. Yet far too many people, nevertheless, still face challenges to their rights. “The promotion and protection of these rights — the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, to peaceful assembly and association, and to take part in government, fair trial, education, health care, peace and security are guaranteed by Article 25 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights.” If all Darfuris have their fundamental rights adhered to, this would translate into a significant contribution to the peace and development of Darfur. File photo by Albert González Farran/Unamid Related: AU: situation in Darfur may undermine peace treaty implementation (18 October 2013)‘Camel militia’ gang rape eight women in Central Darfur (18 October 2013)Militiamen rob displaced, graze livestock on farmland in West Darfur (18 October 2013)
On the occasion of African Human Rights Day, the AU-UN Joint Special Representative for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has highlighted the Unamid presence in Darfur in a press statement released on 21 October.
Various Unamid components and individuals are engaged, on a daily basis, in myriad activities; providing services in camps for displaced Darfuris and communities to improve the human and infrastructural capacity of various stakeholders. They work towards creating a more humane Darfur and to instill deeper awareness of human rights in the region.
The promotion and protection of human and peoples’ rights is a collective responsibility. Be it community leaders, women’s representatives, youth leaders, native administrators, leaders of faith groups, members of organisations, or the judiciary, police, penitentiary, military and intelligence services, the awareness and obligation to uphold human rights is an indispensable test to their responsibility.
The fight against impunity and the timely rendering of justice remain veritable measures to indicate how successful we all are in ensuring that awareness and observance of human rights are gaining grounds in Darfur, it was stated.
“Over the past decade, Darfur has encountered considerable challenges. No doubt, the level of the conflict, which gravely impacted on the human rights of the populace, has relatively declined. Yet far too many people, nevertheless, still face challenges to their rights.
“The promotion and protection of these rights — the rights to freedom of opinion and expression, to peaceful assembly and association, and to take part in government, fair trial, education, health care, peace and security are guaranteed by Article 25 of the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights.”
If all Darfuris have their fundamental rights adhered to, this would translate into a significant contribution to the peace and development of Darfur.
File photo by Albert González Farran/Unamid
Related:
AU: situation in Darfur may undermine peace treaty implementation (18 October 2013)
‘Camel militia’ gang rape eight women in Central Darfur (18 October 2013)
Militiamen rob displaced, graze livestock on farmland in West Darfur (18 October 2013)
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