Expert to take pulse of Human Rights in Sudan Sunday, 06 March 2011 12:22 Sudan >>> An independent human rights expert today begins a fact-finding mission in Sudan, with focus on issues attendant to the recent Southern Sudan Referendum.
A release by the Geneva-based Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said Mohamed Chande Othman will visit South Sudan and Abyei to get first-hand information on last January's plebiscite, as well as "post-referendum issues in relation to the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement." Othman, who is visiting the country for the second time, was first appointed by the UN Human Rights Council in October 2009 to monitor the situation in Sudan. His week-long itinerary also includes meetings with Government officials, civil society organisations, human rights activists, and representatives of the international community, including members of the diplomatic corps and UN agencies. According to the release issued late last week, Othman will also travel to Darfur "to assess the human rights situation in the aftermath of the recent fighting in the region." Othman is scheduled to submit his report to the Council in September. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
