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Re: OHCHR: Women raped and kept as sex slaves following the December 2006 attacks on Deribat (Re: nada ali)
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• The Government should establish an independent body to investigate abduction, rape and sexual slavery committed in the region. Those suspected of being responsible should be brought to justice in trials that meet international standards of fairness. The results of the investigation should be made public. • The Government should suspend immediately, pending investigations, any member of the Sudanese Armed Forces suspected of having committed or ordered rape, abduction and other forms of sexual violence. • The Government should ensure full reparations, including compensation, restitution, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition for victims of human rights abuses, including rape and sexual violence, and for the relatives of those unlawfully abducted and killed. • The Government should undertake to review its legislation, in particular articles 145 and 149 of the 1991 Criminal Code, so that women are not deterred from reporting rape by fears that their claims will be associated with the crime of adultery. • The Government should ensure implementation of the National Action Plan to combat violence against women in Darfur, and its extension to the rest of the country. In addition, it is recommended that: • The African Union maintains a presence in the area; this should be negotiated with the non signatories. • The international community should assist in establishing reproductive health clinics in the area, provide an adequate number of post rape kits and ensure counseling facilities are made available for survivors.
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