Sudan, Politics, 12/21/2005
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan strongly condemned what he called a vicious attack on a village in West Darfur, Sudan yesterday, in which 20 people, including women and children, are reported to have been murdered by several hundred militia who also burned huts and looted livestock.
"The Secretary-General urges the Government of Sudan to take immediate measures to prevent further attacks, protect its civilian population and to pursue those responsible," Annan's spokesman said in a statement yesterday.
"The perpetrators of this and other attacks against civilians must be brought to justice," he added.
The spokesman said that the Secretary-General further condemns all the clashes, banditry and inter-tribal fighting that Darfur has seen recently, calling on the parties to abide by their ceasefire agreements.
He called on them to reach an early settlement at the ongoing Abuja peace talks that aim to end the three-year conflict between Government, paramilitary and rebel forces that has already killed tens of thousands and forced 2 million to flee their homes.
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