{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Dabanga Radio TV Online","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en","title":"ICC demands investigation of Unamid in Darfur - Dabanga Radio TV Online","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NGaAtdy7F7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/icc-demands-investigation-of-unamid-in-darfur\">ICC demands investigation of Unamid in Darfur<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/icc-demands-investigation-of-unamid-in-darfur\/embed#?secret=NGaAtdy7F7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;ICC demands investigation of Unamid in Darfur&#8221; &#8212; Dabanga Radio TV Online\" data-secret=\"NGaAtdy7F7\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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In a concomitant statement, she pointed to allegations that Unamid \u201chad been subject to manipulation, with the intentional effect of covering up crimes committed against civilians and peacekeepers, in particular those committed by the Government of Sudan\u201d. She called for \u201ca thorough, independent and public enquiry\u201d. \u201cWhile the responsibility for this manipulation may lie with a handful of individuals, it impugns the credibility of the mission as a whole and deprives advocates of peace and justice of an essential tool for evaluating the ever-evolving situation in Darfur.\u201d The prosecutor expressed her hope \u201cthat this Council and indeed the United Nations as a whole would take immediate and concrete steps to establish the full facts and take appropriate action if the allegations prove to be well founded.\u201d Several UNSC members supported the request for an investigation. In April this year Radio Dabanga published a series of interviews with former Unamid spokeswoman, Aicha Elbasri, in which she revealed that Unamid had misinformed the UN by withholding important details about Darfur. Unamid \u201cobserves government forces indiscriminately bombing entire villages, targeting civilian and military targets alike. However these observations are never publically reported in the regular updates by the UN Secretary General to the UNSC.\u201d Elbasri reported that \u201cthe UN did not tell the world that the Sudanese government failed to disarm the Janjaweed\u00a0militias; that it, conversely, reintegrated them into paramilitary forces under new names, and let them continue committing their widespread, systematic attacks directed against the civilian population in Darfur. In order to satisfy the Sudanese government, the word\u00a0Janjaweed\u00a0did not appear in more than 30 reports by the Secretary-General except once, and that was in 2008.\u201d Inability The ICC report in particular criticised UNSC\u2019s inability to enforce its resolutions, and arrest those indicted by the ICC, including the Sudanese President. \u201cThe Office notes with great concern that despite the fifty-five UN Security Council resolutions adopted on the Sudan since 2004, hardly any of them have been implemented. Repeated demands from the Security Council to the Government of the Sudan, ranging from disarming the Janjaweed to ending aerial bombardments, to ending impunity and bringing justice and accountability to the victims, have gone deliberately unfulfilled.\u201d President Omar Al Bashir, the report said, moves freely on a regular basis between several African nations that are members of the International Criminal Court. \u201cWhat is needed is a dramatic shift in this Council's approach to arresting Darfur suspects\u201d. The UN-AU Mission in Darfur (Unamid), established in 2007, is charged with protecting civilians, securing humanitarian assistance, monitoring and verifying implementation of agreements, contributing to the promotion of human rights and the rule of law, and assisting an inclusive political process in Darfur. File photo by Albert Gonz\u00e1lez Farran\/Unamid Related:Sudan Leaks: \u2018UN Security Council was misinformed about Janjaweed\u2019 (10 April 2014) Sudan Leaks: Unamid spokesperson 'resigned to tell the truth about Darfur'\u00a0(9 April 2014) Sudan Leaks: UN admits Darfur reports slanted to please Sudan\u00a0(8 April 2014) Sudan Leaks: \u2018UN withheld key information on ethnic cleansing in Darfur\u2019\u00a0(7 April 2014)","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cropped-dabanga-logo-zondernaam-512x512-1.png","thumbnail_width":512,"thumbnail_height":512}