Amnesty International: Sudan's Government Is Using Chemical Weapons In Darfur

Amnesty International: Sudan: Credible evidence of the use of chemical weapons to kill and maim hundreds of civilians including children in Darfur revealed

An Amnesty International investigation has gathered horrific evidence of the repeated use of what are believed to be chemical weapons against civilians, including very young children, by Sudanese government forces in one of the most remote regions of Darfur over the past eight months.

Using satellite imagery, more than 200 in-depth interviews with survivors and expert analysis of dozens of appalling images showing babies and young children with terrible injuries, the investigation indicates that at least 30 likely chemical attacks have taken place in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur since January 2016. The most recent was on 9 September 2016.

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More News On Amnesty International Accusing The Sudan Government Of Using Chemical Weapons In Darfur

Group calls for Darfur chemical weapons investigation -- FOX News/AP
Children bear brunt of alleged chemical weapon attacks in Sudan, says Amnesty -- The Guardian
Amnesty accuses Sudan of deadly Darfur chemical attacks -- AFP
Sudanese government ‘killing hundreds of civilians with chemical weapons attacks’ in Darfur - Amnesty -- The Independent
Sudan Crisis: Amnesty Report Cites Evidence Government Used Chemical Weapons in Darfur -- NBC
Sudan Accused of Using Chemical Weapons in Darfur -- VOA
Sudan government accused of using chemical weapons in Darfur -- BBC
Up to 250 people killed in alleged chemical attacks in Darfur since January – Amnesty (GRAPHIC) -- RT
Chemical weapons are being used against the Darfuris. This is a war crime -- Salil Shetty, The Guardian

Sudanese Leaders To Face War Crimes Charges Over Killings In Darfur

From the Times Online:

Top Sudanese officials will soon face war crimes charges after the international prosecutor declared the “whole state apparatus” responsible for a campaign of rape and pillage in Darfur.

In a strongly worded speech, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court in the Hague, told the UN Security Council yesterday he would publicly name the alleged perpetrators when he seeks arrest warrants next month.

“The evidence shows that the commission of such crimes on such a scale, over a period of five years, and throughout Darfur, has required the sustained mobilisation of the entire Sudanese state apparatus,” he said.

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News On Sudan From Other Sources:
Sudanese minister Ahmad Harun accused of war crimes -- Telegraph
All of Darfur 'a crime scene,' UN Security Council is told -- International Herald Tribune
Sudan accused of Darfur cover up -- CNN
Pressure grows for Darfur war crime suspects -- AFP
Sudan bars U.S. firms from Darfur contracts -- MSNBC

My Comment: The court in The Hague is starting to show that it will not be selective in who they will pursue for war crimes. This action is late ..... but thankfully it is now going in the right direction. The wars and ethnic cleansing in Darfur will continue, but the men who propagate this crime now know that there will be a day in which they will be held accountable for their actions.