Empty Promises?
Continuing Abuses in Darfur, Sudan

Summary

Recommendations

To the United Nations

To the U.N. Security Council

To the Special Representative of the Secretary-General

To the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights

To the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

To the African Union

To the government of Sudan

To the Sudanese Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/M) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)

To the government of Chad

To the European Union

To the Arab League

Background

Overlapping agendas in Darfur: national and local stakeholders

Ethnic fluidity and polarization in Darfur

Who are the “Janjaweed”?

No Improvements in Security: continuing attacks on civilians

Killings of civilians in July

Rape and sexual violence against women and girls

Fear and insecurity

Cattle raiding and looting

Other ceasefire violations by government forces and rebel groups

Incidents of aerial bombardment by government forces

Cross-border incursions into Chad and the militarization of the border

Incursions into north- and south-eastern Chad

Abuses by rebel forces

Sudanese government pledges: empty promises?

A climate of total impunity

Disarmament questions

Forced return and resettlement

Relevant International Law in Darfur

International Responses to the Darfur crisis