Amnesty demands Sudan investigate government-linked militia over Darfur protest killings
Amnesty International has called on Sudanese authorities to take action following an
attack on protesters by an armed group affiliated with the state security forces, that saw nine people killed and at least 17 others wounded in Fata Borno, North
Darfur, on Monday.
Residents of Fata Borno, a settlement of internallly displaced people, had been
demonstrating since 6 July. Their demands included better security and protection of their crops, as well as the ousting of officials affiliated with the regime of toppled President Omar al-Bashir.
Witnesses said that members of the Janjaweed militia riding motorbikes, camels and horses stormed the protest camp on 13 July, while police failed to intervene to stop the brutal attack.
