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| The UN Human Rights Council has agreed to send a team to investigate abuses in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region. | The UN Human Rights Council has agreed to send a team to investigate abuses in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region. |
| The world's top human rights body, which was set up this year, has been heavily criticised for its reticence on the Darfur issue. | The world's top human rights body, which was set up this year, has been heavily criticised for its reticence on the Darfur issue. |
| The decision was made during the second day of an emergency session in Geneva on Sudan. | |
| An estimated 200,000 people have died in Darfur since 2003, when rebels took up arms against the government. | An estimated 200,000 people have died in Darfur since 2003, when rebels took up arms against the government. |
| More than two million people, mostly black Africans whose villages have been attacked by the Arab Janjaweed militias, have fled their homes. | More than two million people, mostly black Africans whose villages have been attacked by the Arab Janjaweed militias, have fled their homes. |
| It is essential that this council send a clear and united message to warn all concerned Kofi AnnanUN Secretary-General | It is essential that this council send a clear and united message to warn all concerned Kofi AnnanUN Secretary-General |
| On Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged the 47-member council to send a team to investigate abuses in Darfur. | On Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged the 47-member council to send a team to investigate abuses in Darfur. |
| "It is urgent that we take action to prevent further violations, including by bringing to account those responsible for the numerous crimes that have already been committed," Mr Annan said in a recorded message. | "It is urgent that we take action to prevent further violations, including by bringing to account those responsible for the numerous crimes that have already been committed," Mr Annan said in a recorded message. |
| "It is essential that this council send a clear and united message to warn all concerned, on behalf of the whole world, that the current situation is simply unacceptable and will not be allowed to continue," he said. | "It is essential that this council send a clear and united message to warn all concerned, on behalf of the whole world, that the current situation is simply unacceptable and will not be allowed to continue," he said. |
| Rejection | Rejection |
| The Sudanese government has rejected a UN Security Council resolution authorising the deployment of UN troops and police to Darfur. | The Sudanese government has rejected a UN Security Council resolution authorising the deployment of UN troops and police to Darfur. |
| Quick guide: Darfur Q&A: Peacekeeping in Darfur | Quick guide: Darfur Q&A: Peacekeeping in Darfur |
| Khartoum denies accusations that it is backing the militias to put down the uprising and says the scale of the crisis has been exaggerated. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said recently that only 9,000 had been killed during the Darfur conflict. | Khartoum denies accusations that it is backing the militias to put down the uprising and says the scale of the crisis has been exaggerated. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said recently that only 9,000 had been killed during the Darfur conflict. |
| A small force of 7,000 African Union (AU) peacekeepers has struggled to protect civilians in the absence of a UN contingent. | A small force of 7,000 African Union (AU) peacekeepers has struggled to protect civilians in the absence of a UN contingent. |
| Two AU peacekeepers were kidnapped in the North Darfur capital, El Fasher, on Saturday, the AU says. | Two AU peacekeepers were kidnapped in the North Darfur capital, El Fasher, on Saturday, the AU says. |
| There have been fierce clashes between rebels and the Janjaweed in and around El Fasher in recent days. | There have been fierce clashes between rebels and the Janjaweed in and around El Fasher in recent days. |
| Sudan has agreed to let the UN provide logistical support to a larger AU force, but refuses to allow UN forces into Darfur. | Sudan has agreed to let the UN provide logistical support to a larger AU force, but refuses to allow UN forces into Darfur. |
| The human rights council cannot force Sudan to accept UN peacekeeping troops. | The human rights council cannot force Sudan to accept UN peacekeeping troops. |
| But human rights groups say a resolution sending the UN's top human rights experts to Darfur to investigate would have moral authority. | But human rights groups say a resolution sending the UN's top human rights experts to Darfur to investigate would have moral authority. |