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To the Government of Sudan:
- Government forces and government-sponsored and -supplied
militias/Janjaweed must immediately cease their campaign of ethnic
cleansing and attacks on civilians and civilian property in Darfur.
- Immediately and fully implement the provisions of the
Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement signed April 8, 2004.
- Immediately disarm and disband the
government-sponsored and -supplied militia forces/Janjaweed
active in Darfur and withdraw them from those parts of Darfur they have occupied by force
and/or in conjuction with the army from 2003 to the present.
- Facilitate the full, safe, and
unimpeded access of humanitarian personnel and the urgent delivery of
humanitarian assistance to all populations in need in Darfur,
expedite entry visas and travel permits for all humanitarian aid
organizations and workers, and fully cooperate with such organizations.
- Take immediate and effective measures to enable the
voluntary return of refugees and displaced persons to their homes in
safety and dignity, including through ensuring security and freedom of
movement in displaced persons camps and rural areas and the urgent
distribution of adequate grain, other food items, seeds, and basic
reconstruction materials to all populations in need.
- Provide fair compensation and reparations to all victims
of the conflict for lost grain, livestock and other assests.
- Investigate abuses by the Janjaweed militia forces and the
Sudanese armed forces in Darfur, try alleged perpetrators in accordance
with international fair trial standards, and require them to divest all
their looted property.
- Suspend Sudanese government officials alleged to be
involved in the planning, recruitment and command of Janjajweed militia
forces from official duties pending investigation of their role in the
commission of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other violations of
international humanitarian law in Darfur in 2003-2004.
- Facilitate the establishment of, and cooperate with, a
U.N. human rights monitoring mission,and an
international Commission of Experts to investigate and reach conclusions
on the evidence concerning crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other
violations of international humanitarian law committed by all parties in Darfur in 2003-2004.
- Ensure that international ceasefire observers have
unhindered access throughout Darfur with permission to move without prior
government clearance and to visit all locations without notice, in their
own transport.
To the Sudanese Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/M) and the Justice and
Equality Movement (JEM):
- Immediately and fully implement and abide by the
provisions of the Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement signed April 8, 2004
- Facilitate the full, safe and unimpeded
access of humanitarian personnel and the urgent delivery of humanitarian
assistance to all populations in need in Darfur.
- Facilitate the establishment of, and cooperate with, a
U.N. human rights monitoring mission,and an
international Commission of Experts to investigate and reach conclusions
on the evidence concerning crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other
violations of international humanitarian law committed by all parties in Darfur in 2003-2004.
To the Government of Chad:
- Ensure that Sudanese refugees in Chad receive adequate protection and assistance and are not involuntarily repatriated to Darfur.
To the African Union:
- Rapidly deploy the Ceasefire Commission and ceasefire
observers to Darfur and ensure that adequate numbers of observers are
based in larger and smaller towns and rural areas before the start of the
rainy season.
- Ensure that ceasefire observers periodically publicly
report on all violations of the ceasefire agreement including attacks on
civilians by any party and on the parties compliance with international
humanitarian law.
- Monitor access to, and the provision of, humanitarian
assistance to war-affected civilians.
- Ensure that ceasefire monitors are adequately trained in
international human rights and humanitarian law prior to their deployment.
- Appoint a qualified expert to participate in the U.N.
Commission of Experts.
To the U. N. Security Council:
- Take measures, including through the
adoption of a resolution that seek to end and reverse ethnic cleansing
in Darfur, ensure the protection of civilians at risk, create an
environment conducive to the voluntary return in safety and dignity of all
refugees and displaced persons, and provide for the effective and
unrestricted delivery of humanitarian assistance.
- Establish an impartial Commission of Experts to examine
the evidence concerning crimes against humanity, war crimes and other
violations of international humanitarian law committed by all parties in
Darfur in 2003-2004, including the nature of the crimes, the identity of
the perpetrators, and the role of authorities in the commission of crimes;
collect and preserve evidence of the crimes; and, make recommendations on
appropriate action to ensure accountability for the crimes.
- Establish an international human
rights monitoring mission with field offices in Darfur
and Khartoum mandated
to periodically publicly report on human rights and humanitarian law violations.
To U.N. member states:
- Contribute personnel, equipment, other resources and
funding to the African Union ceasefire monitoring mission.
- Provide assistance and support to the voluntary return and
effective reintegration of Dafurian refugees and displaced persons into
their home communities.
- Contribute to the economic and social reconstruction of
Darfur and support international humanitarian assistance and human rights
monitoring and investigations in Darfur.
To U.N. humanitarian agencies and humanitarian nongovernmental
organizations:
- Promote the protection of civilians simultaneous with the
distribution of humanitarian assistance; decentralize aid distribution
rather than concentrate it in displaced camps and settlements, to the
greatest extent possible within security limits.
- Make efforts to prevent the creation of permanent
displaced persons camps that reinforce the ethnic cleansing and forced
displacement that has occurred.
- Increase assistance to the war-affected population,
including food aid, seeds, tools and other assistance.
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