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08/11/2004:

"Sudan faces new atrocity charges"

Pro-government militias in Sudan are still attacking civilians despite pledges by Khartoum to end the violence, a human rights group says.

A report by the US-based group Human Rights Watch details recent cases of rape and assault in the Darfur region.

Up to 50,000 residents have been killed and many more driven from their homes.

Full Article : bbc.co.uk