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Over the past 21 months,Darfour( IN Sudan) has been the scene of horrific human rights violations by government forces and allied militia .A million and a half people have been displaced in Darfur.They have been attacked, women raped villages burnt and looted. Despite the people’s cries for help, they still remain unprotected and denied justice.
Victims who speak out face harassment and intimidation at the hands of the government security forces. People of Darfur,including internally displaced persons and town-dwellers, human right defenders and lawyers are routine victims of arbitrary powers of arrest and detention. These powers conferred upon the security forces, apparently designed to protect the country, are instead used to torture the population with impunity.
The legal system is in need of extensive reforms. It is weak and unable to hold the government forces and allied militia accountable for massive violations of international law.
Investigations into human rights violations committed in Darfur are either deeply flawed or simply non-existent.
Governments must not accept the endless routine of human rights violations in SUDAN. Mediators of the Sudan and Darfur peace talks must discuss amendments to the emergency laws and ensure that the millions of victims of grave abuses obtain justice.
I.COMPREHENSION
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A.TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY:
1.The civilian population of Darfur escape the region because of famine.
2.The Sudanese authorities shoulder responsibility in what happen in Darfur.
B.ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. The purpose of this report is : (choose the correct answer)
a) to explain how peace could be achieved in Darfur
b) to denounce the human rights violation in Darfur
c) suggest ways to protect the civilian population of Darfur
d) show how people in Darfur protect their villages
2. What human rights violations does the report refer to?
3. Why do people in Darfur lose confidence in the Sudanese authorities?
C.COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE USING INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT:
1. Instead of protecting the civilian population, the security forces
D.FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS OR EX-RESSIONS MEANING THE SAME AS:
1. Punish (parag.2)
2.being responsible for (parg.3)
3.Changes (parag.4)
