“The UN’s new emergency relief coordinator John Holmes has been turned away from a camp in Darfur for those fleeing the Sudanese conflict … Within hours of arriving in Darfur, Mr Holmes was stopped at a checkpoint. His convoy was sent back and television groups covering the visit had their video tapes confiscated, our correspondent says … The UN envoy told journalists travelling with him that the soldiers’ actions illustrated the difficulties the UN is facing working in the area.”

From BBC News, here.

Posted Saturday, March 24th, 2007 @ 5:12 pm
Filed in human rights, politics

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