05 June 2011 - The third visit to Darfur of the UN Independent Expert on the situation of Human Rights in the Sudan, Justice Mohamed Chande Othman, will focus on progress made in the protection of human rights in Darfur, issues of concern relating to the exercise of civil and political rights and the humanitarian situation of vulnerable groups.

Justice Chande arrived today in El Fasher, North Darfur, and was briefed at UNAMID headquarters by the Mission’s leadership on the situation of human rights in the region since his last visit in March, protection of civilians including UNAMID staff and the main challenges faced by the Mission in the area of human rights. During the Envoy’s three-day mission in Darfur, which will also take him to Nyala, South Darfur, he will meet with government officials, state judges and prosecutors, civil society actors, aid workers and UN agencies. 

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