Write to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union Alpha Konaré: Ask them to:

• Ensure that UNAMID be widely and strategically dispersed throughout Darfur, have strong rapid response capabilities, carry out regular daytime and nighttime patrols—including firewood and market day patrols—employ well trained and well resourced policing units, and contain human rights officers who can publicly report on their findings. UNAMID should have a large number of staff who are experts in sexual and gender-based violence, as well as children’s rights. UNAMID should also be equipped to provide a safe environment for humanitarians to work in.

• Urge UN and AU Member States to fully support the deployment of the UNAMID protection force with the necessary technical and logistical assistance, including personnel.

• Urge UN and AU Member States to establish and closely monitor benchmarks for all parties to the conflict for compliance with their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law, and impose unilateral or multilateral sanctions for non-compliance. These benchmarks should include:
1. Ending attacks on civilians and the unlawful use on aircraft of UN and AMIS colors or markings.
2. Ending support to abusive militia/Janjaweed and initiating militia/Janjaweed disarmament programs.
3. Facilitating the expeditious deployment of AMIS and UNAMID and ensuring they can carry out their mandate unhindered, including having freedom of movement throughout Darfur.
4. Ending impunity and promoting accountability through full cooperation with the International Criminal Court, and undertaking legal reforms and other steps to strengthen Sudan’s justice system.
5. Increasing humanitarian access.
   Ending the consolidation of ethnic cleansing through land use and occupation.

You may contact the UN secretary-general by email

You may contact Alpha Konaré at:

Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union Jean Ping
c/o Office of the Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations
305 East 47th Street, 5th Floor
3 Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, New York, NY. 10017

Telefax: +1 212 319 7135 / +1 212 319 6509
E-mail

Reference: Human Rights Watch

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