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Hundreds of civilians may have died in Darfur

10 octobre 2006, 00:00

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The United Nations human rights chief said yesterday that ?several hundred? civilians ? far more than first thought ? may have died in a late August attack by militias in south Darfur.

The office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Louise Arbour, which called for an independent investigation, said that the attack on tribes of ?African? origin in the area of Buram appeared to have been carried out with the ?knowledge and material support? of government authorities.

?The (OHCHR) ... is urging the government of Sudan to order an independent investigation into recent militia attacks that may have left hundreds of civilians dead in south Darfur,? it said in a statement.

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