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GENEVA (AP) - Sudanese security forces took part in a series of attacks on villages in the Darfur region in which more than 100 people, including civilians, were killed, according to a U.N. report Friday.
Even though no evidence was found that the attackers were operating under the direct command of President Omar al-Bashir's government, the report by the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said it was the government's duty under international human rights law to investigate the incidents and act to protect civilians from attacks.
"Despite clear and consistent evidence gathered between January and March 2007 that members of government security forces were involved in the attacks, the government did not take effective action to prevent the attacks, control members of its security forces and use of its equipment, pursue the attackers or intervene to protect civilians," the report said.
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