Report to expose Sudanese government's war crimes

Sep 28, 2016

“Amnesty International researchers used satellite imagery, and interviewed more than 200 witnesses, to document systematic ‘scorched earth’ style attacks by government forces on more than 150 villages in Jebel Marra over the past eight months,”

PIC: Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir. Photo/AFP

A report exposing the Sudanese government's war crimes will be released next week by Amnesty International.

According to a communiqué from Amnesty International, the report dubbed ‘Scorched Earth, Poisoned Air: Sudanese government forces ravage Jebel Mara, Darfur' will be launched at a press conference at the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) in New York on 29th September 2016 at 04.01 GMT.

The report will expose war crimes and other horrific human rights violations committed by Sudanese government forces against civilians in Jebel Marra, Darfur, including compelling evidence of the extensive use of chemical weapons.

"Amnesty International researchers used satellite imagery, and interviewed more than 200 witnesses, to document systematic ‘scorched earth' style attacks by government forces on more than 150 villages in Jebel Marra over the past eight months,"  reads the communiqué.

The evidence includes photos of severely injured children, testimony and expert analysis suggesting dozens of the attacks involved the use of chemical weapons.

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