Amnesty backs UN call for access to Sudan’s Southern Kordofan
A call by the United Nations Security Council to allow for immediate and unhindered humanitarian access in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states is a welcome move, Amnesty International said today. On Tuesday the Security Council ended months of silence on the conflict with a statement aimed at the Sudanese government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N). “This call is a welcome and long overdue break from the silence on Sudan’s aid blockade in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile,” said Renzo Pomi, Amnesty International’s Representative to the UN.
“The Security Council must now keep the pressure on Sudan’s government to allow humanitarian access and further condemn the indiscriminate bombings and other human rights violations taking place in both states.” (ANA)
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