Sudan accuses HRW of fabricating reports on rapid intervention troops in Darfur

Sudan has accused Human Rights Watch (HRW) of fabricating information and evidence included in its recent report on the operations of the governmental troops in Darfur region, western Sudan, according to well-informed Sudanese source.

The source told Sudan Center for Press Services that HRW has deliberately based its report on fabricated data, noting that such reports have been technically outlined to give them credibility and mislead the public opinion.

The source said the photos included in the report showed destruction in areas where military operations have never taken place, adding that the report quoted unknown persons who might be loyal to rebel groups and ordered to make such evidence.

The U.S.-based human rights group on Wednesday accused Sudanese soldiers of raping at least 221 women and girls in Sudan's Darfur region late last year after the United Nations said U.N.-African Union attempts to investigate were blocked by Khartoum. New York-based Human Rights Watch said the mass rape took place during three days of attacks. The group said 15 survivors, one female witness and 23 other credible sources had given it information of mass rapes.

Sudan's rapid intervention troops backed by Sudanese intelligence and army have been hunting down rebels and armed movements in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kurdofan states

Source: MENA