London - Amnesty International Thursday accused the government of Sudan of holding the population of the troubled region of Darfur "hostage" by banning 10 aid agencies from working in the east African country.
"Millions of lives are at stake and this is no time to play political games. Aid agencies provide the bulk of the humanitarian aid required by more than two million vulnerable people," said Tawanda Hondora, Amnesty International's Africa Programme Deputy Director.
New York - The Sudanese government is inflicting "irrevocable damage" in Darfur by expelling relief groups that provided humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of people, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday.
Khartoum has withdrawn work permits and expelled at least 13 non- governmental organizations involved in aid operations in Darfur since the International Criminal Court
(ICC) on Wednesday issued an international arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes.
London - The British government Thursday criticised Sudan for retaliating against international aid workers following the arrest warrant issued against President Omar al-Bashir.
Aid organizations have warned that millions of lives would be put at risk by al-Bashir's decision to expel 10 humanitarian groups from the Darfur region, including Oxfam, Save the Children, Care International and Doctors Without Frontiers.
Beirut - The Lebanese Shiite movement Thursday hit out at the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
The group, Hezbollah, which is backed by Syria and Iran, said "the timing of the warrant, after the reconciliation over the Darfur crisis, was an obvious attempt to worsen circumstances in the region.
"It would also threaten Sudan's sovereignty and territorial integrity through promoting separation."
Khartoum - A crowd of several thousand supporters rallied in the Sudan capital Khartoum on Thursday to express solidarity with President Omar al-Bashir, a day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
An aid worker in Khartoum, speaking to Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa on condition of anonymity, said that "hundreds of thousands" were demonstrating in support of al-Bashir on the streets of the capital on Thursday morning.
Johannesburg - South African Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Thursday called the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir "regrettable."
The ICC On Wednesday issued a warrant for al-Bashir's arrest on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes.
London - Amnesty International Thursday accused the government of Sudan of holding the population of the troubled region of Darfur "hostage" by banning 10 aid agencies from working in the east African country.
New York - The Sudanese government is inflicting "irrevocable damage" in Darfur by expelling relief groups that provided humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of people, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday.
London - The British government Thursday criticised Sudan for retaliating against international aid workers following the arrest warrant issued against President Omar al-Bashir.
Beirut - The Lebanese Shiite movement Thursday hit out at the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
Khartoum - A crowd of several thousand supporters rallied in the Sudan capital Khartoum on Thursday to express solidarity with President Omar al-Bashir, a day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Johannesburg - South African Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Thursday called the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir "regrettable."
