On Darfur Rapes, Sudan Bans UNAMID Even After UN's Pro Military Statement
By Matthew Russell Lee
UNITED NATIONS, November 17, 2014 more here
<
https://www.beaconreader.com/matthew-russell-lee/amid-darfur-cover-up-quest
ions-un-said-to-be-slated-to-move-chambas-to-djinnits-dakar-post> -- Ten
days after after the UN issued a statement on its internal investigation
into charges it covered-up attacks in Darfur, its UNAMID mission there
issued a statement that "village community leaders reiterated to UNAMID that
they coexist peacefully with local military authorities in the area" and
that no evidence of rape was found.
Now after this UNAMID statement followed by procrastination, authorities
in Khartoum have banned re-entry into Tabit.
Not asked <
http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN0J10W120141117>
however, at least by Reuters
<
http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=1117933> , is why UNAMID (and
the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations under Herve Ladsous which
oversees it) issued a press release that "village community leaders
reiterated to UNAMID that they coexist peacefully with local military
authorities in the area." This was both shameful and telling - and yet to
be acted on.
On November 13, Inner City Press again asked UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan
Haq what had been done in the last 48 hours. Video here.
<
http://youtu.be/O4HpksNqKk8>
Haq was unable to describe any investigation done without Sudanese military
presence; instead, he said that the Force Commander of UNAMID, already
charged with cover-ups, spoke with Herve Ladsous, who refused to answer
Press questions about 130 rapes by the DR Army in Minova. Video here.
How to have confidence in this investigation?
On November 11, Inner City Press again asked UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan
Haq about it: <
http://www.un.org/press/en/2014/db141111.doc.htm>
Inner City Press: I wanted to ask again about the allegations of rape in
North Darfur. Radio Dabanga there has not only questioned, you know, the
UNAMID [African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur] press
statement but has interviewed both victims and has quoted a local community
leader in Tabit, basically threatening people that if they spoke on the
rapes to UNAMID, they would face the consequences. So I wanted to know, now
at this remove. yesterday the President of the Council spoke about it, at
this remove, what is UNAMID going to do to get to the bottom of it? And
also, the reporting to Ms. Aicha Elbasry's allegations, who would brief the
Security Council on that? He said yesterday, the President of the Council,
that they are looking to take it up and are looking for the right briefers.
Does the Secretariat have in mind either the author of the report or who
would be the appropriate briefer? Thanks.
Deputy Spokesman: As the Council President informed you, they'll be looking
at briefers, so we'll work that out with them. Regarding your initial
question, yes, we've been in touch with the UN-African Union Mission,
UNAMID, who have informed us that security personnel were in fact present
during UNAMID's mission to Tabit. The African Union-UN Mission in Darfur
will continue to look into the rape allegations in the area of Tabit, North
Darfur. As reported to the Security Council yesterday, the findings of the
UNAMID team, which was granted access to Tabit on 9 November, are
inconclusive and need further investigation. UNAMID remains committed to
this and it will revert with any additional findings that might shed light
on these allegations.
Inner City Press: [Inaudible] I just wanted to ask you again if there's
been any reflection again on that line where it says residents. and I'm
going to paraphrase it, residents said that they get along fine with the
military. Just seemed the line was such a clunker, basically, it was
totally inconsistent with other reports.
Deputy Spokesman: I'm not going to second-guess how my colleagues write
press releases. Different press releases are written by different people at
different times.
Inner City Press: Who wrote this one?
Deputy Spokesman: Someone from the Mission. The point is: you're writing,
trying to get all the information out as best you can in the circumstances
you have. What I have been able to say right now is that we are aware that
security personnel was present during UNAMID's mission there.
We'll have more on this. Later on November 11 Inner City Press asked
International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda if she had seen the
whole UN report on allegations of cover-ups by UNAMID, or only a summary.
She said only the summary, and only the day before. We'll have more on this
too.
On November 10, Inner City Press asked UN Security Council president for
November Gary Quinlan of Australia about the UNAMID press release, and if
and when the Security Council will act on the "cover-up" report, including
requesting the full report from the Secretariat, which to date has provided
only a summary. Video here <
http://youtu.be/WcYvM5P2yCE> . From the
Australian transcript:
Inner City Press: Sure, thanks a lot. I wanted to ask on Darfur. Thanks for
what you said about what Ms Bangura said. There's a press release put out by
UNAMID that has this line in it: "Village community leaders reiterated to
UNAMID that they co-exist peacefully with local military authorities in the
area." The press release doesn't mention at all the military presence. So I
wanted to ask you, one, if you could comment, what do you make of this press
release by UNAMID? And two, does the report by the Secretary-General on
allegations of covers up by UNAMID of attacks on civilians and on
peacekeepers, where does it stand? He said that the, the Spokesperson said
that an executive summary of the report went to the Council. Is the Council
going to have a meeting on it? Are you going to have a full report? And are
you satisfied with UNAMID's press release on these allegations of rape?
AMBASSADOR QUINLAN: Matthew, on the second part of the question. Members of
the Council are very concerned on this whole question of UNAMID and UNAMID
reporting, but also what UNAMID is doing. And one of the big issues there is
the denial of access and restrictions that are imposed largely by the
Government of Sudan, with whom UNAMID has a formal arrangement on access.
But also, of course, by armed opposition groups and that is inherently more
difficult sometimes to get the access that's needed.
That report has not yet been discussed by the Council. I expect that it will
be over the next couple of weeks. A number of members of the Council are
extremely interested in it. We want to be sure that we've lined up the
briefers from the Secretariat to have a proper discussion of that report.
Secondly, in relation to the UNAMID press release, I think the key is that
they've indicated that they had access but it was the first time since
November 4, when they'd been seeking access. And they had proactively been
seeking access to be able to undertake investigations. That's a long period
to have access denied, by the way, in a circumstance like rape. You really
do need, as Ms Bangura reminded us, to have access straight away, for
obvious reasons. So that's one point I'd make. The second point is UNAMID
has made it extremely clear in its press release that it will conduct
further follow-up actions, including possible further investigations and
patrols and that they will do that in cooperation with the Government of
Sudan and other parties. We have confidence that that will happen. SRSG
Bangura is making this a top priority for her and so is the Secretariat
itself and we were reassured about that this morning by ASG Mulet. So I
think that's basically it.
We'll continue to follow this -- but how can a peacekeeping mission
already accused of covering up for the Sudanese government say, today, that
"village community leaders reiterated to UNAMID that they coexist peacefully
with local military authorities in the area"? To some, this is shocking -
and indicative of problems in today's UN Peacekeeping.
Inner City Press on November 7 asked UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric about
the challenges to the UN's statement it couldn't and didn't access the site
of mass rapes in Tabit in Darfur. Video here <
http://youtu.be/Qzs7g4emx0k> ;
transcript <
http://www.un.org/press/en/2014/db141107.doc.htm> :
Inner City Press: there are witnesses in Darfur who actually say that the
UNAMID investigators, rather than being stopped outside Tabit went inside
and interviewed four people and after that they were spoken to by Sudanese
military intelligence. And so these are credible people that have been
reporting on Darfur for some time and see the reports being issued by UNAMID
although as a reaction to the quote "cover up report" as not being accurate.
And I wanted to know, can you check with them to be sure that the UNAMID
investigators didn't in fact enter Tabit Tuesday at 5 am and whether they
were spoken to by Sudanese intelligence and decided to say that they hadn't
been able to enter the town?
Spokesman Dujarric: I'm not going to judge the credibility or lack of
credibility of people who have been reporting on Darfur. I mean, they
report. What I can tell you is the Mission clearly stands by its reporting.
They've sent us a bit more detail, said the verification patrol comprising
of military police and civilian personnel on Tuesday, 4 November, that it
was sent on Tuesday, 4 November, from Shangil Tobaya to Tabit to 14:50
hours, I assume local time. The patrol was denied access at the outskirts
of the town at a Sudanese military checkpoint. Attempts to negotiate access
to Tabit were unfruitful and the team returned to the base in Shangil
Tobaya. We've repeated. the Mission's leadership has repeated its call to
the Government to grant the UN, to grant UNAMID unfettered access to the
whole of Darfur and obviously especially in areas where we're trying to
investigate horrendous reports of mass rape. So that's a longer, a long way
of saying that the Mission stands by its reporting.
But if UNAMID and UN Peacekeeping was just outed for under-reporting
attacks, how it is now automatically credible? On November 6, Inner City
Press asked Dujarric about similar cover-ups in Central African Republic,
exposed by an Amnesty International report about that country.
>From the UN's transcript: <http://www.un.org/press/en/2014/db141106.doc.htm>
Inner City Press: I'm sure the Secretary-General has seen the Amnesty
International's report today about the peacekeeping mission in Central
African Republic. They basically, I mean, they say a number of things.
Maybe you have some kind of response to it. But, I wanted to especially ask
you about the reporting aspect of it they describe a number of killings and
attacks that have taken place in Dekoa, Bambari and elsewhere in [the
Central African Republic] about, which, at least being here every day, I've
heard nothing from this podium. So, I wanted to know both substantively
what's the response of UN peacekeeping to not protecting civilians and in
terms of communications and transparency the response to what appears to be
an underreporting similar to that analogous to that in Darfur?
Spokesman Dujarric: Sure. Obviously, a big part of the Missions' mandate
is the protection of civilians. The Mission, its peacekeeping forces, its
formed police units, are doing that to the best of their ability.
Obviously, it's a very challenging situation. It's a challenging terrain in
which they work. And there is, obviously. one could always use more troops
and more police. I'm not sure they're up to their mandated force as of yet.
As far as reporting goes, you know we report from here whatever we receive
from the Mission.
Inner City Press: Because of the Darfur thing, I wanted to ask: Their
report is very detailed. The report, it says names of places, number of
people killed. Maybe, first of all, does the Mission send it to [the
Department of Peacekeeping Operations] in New York and they're supposed to
give it to your office? At what point has this information in the Amnesty
report, has it reached New York before or is it a surprise to UN?
Spokesman: I can only speak to what I receive from the Mission
Back on October 29, Inner City Press asked if the full Darfur report will be
released, at least to the Security Council, and about under-reporting of
attacks in the Central African Republic. Video here.
<
http://youtu.be/_6YROCRDlrs>
Dujarric said that even before the summary was given to the Security
Council members -- so that is apparently all that has been given to them --
UN missions were told to be sure to report attacks. He said he reads out
what the missions sent him.
So has the UN mission in CAR, MINUSCA, simply not send in reports about
killings in Bambari and elsewhere? We'll see.
Despite a request from Inner City Press and the Free UN Coalition for Access
<
http://www.funca.info> the UN will not release the report. Back on October
29, Inner City Press asked, given that even the sanitized statement says
information on attacks was withheld from the media and UN Headquarters - at
its request? - who is responsible? Video here. <
http://youtu.be/kZiaq9xYV80>
Back on September 12, eight days after Inner City Press exclusively
reported <
http://www.innercitypress.com/darfur1unrewarded090414.html> that
the head of the Darfur peacekeeping mission Mohamed ibn Chambas was being
given the UN Office in West Africa post in Dakar, and asked about it
<
https://www.beaconreader.com/matthew-russell-lee/amid-darfur-cover-up-quest
ions-un-said-to-be-slated-to-move-chambas-to-djinnits-dakar-post> , the UN
confirmed the move.
Inner City Press has asked on September 5, and did again on September 12,
if this move didn't undercut or pre-judge the UN's investigation into
charges that the Darfur mission under Chambas under-reported attacks on
civilians.
On September 12, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric insisted he didn't want to
"pre-judge" the inquiry. But by giving the new post, this has already been
done. Now this sanitized statement, with the report still withheld:
A review, initiated by the Secretary-General, was conducted into recent
allegations that the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
(UNAMID) intentionally sought to cover up crimes against civilians and
peacekeepers.
The Review Team examined all the material related to 16 incidents, which
were the basis of these allegations. It also interviewed former and current
staff in UNAMID and at UN Headquarters. The Review Team did not find any
evidence to support these allegations. However, it did find a tendency to
under-report unless absolutely certain of the facts. In five of the cases
examined, the Mission did not provide UN Headquarters with full reports on
the circumstances surrounding these incidents, which involved possible
wrongdoing by Government or pro-Government forces. The Review Team also
found that the Mission took an unduly conservative approach to the media,
maintaining silence when it could have developed a press line, even in the
absence of all the facts.
The Secretary-General is deeply troubled by these findings. He recognizes
that UNAMID faces unique challenges owing to its complex mandate and
operating environment. Nevertheless, keeping silent or under-reporting on
incidents involving human rights violations and threats or attacks on UN
peacekeepers cannot be condoned under any circumstances.
The Secretary-General will take all necessary steps to ensure full and
accurate reporting by UNAMID. Every effort will be made to ensure that
sensitive information is systematically brought to the attention of UN
Headquarters and the Security Council in a timely fashion. UNAMID's media
policy will be re-examined to ensure greater openness and transparency. The
Mission will be expected to follow up formally and report on Government
investigations into incidents where peacekeepers have been killed or
injured.
Ensuring that the UN speaks out consistently against abuses and identifies
the perpetrators is a key goal of the Secretary-General's Human Rights up
Front initiative. The Secretary-General will ensure that all missions are
provided with clear guidance on the fulfilment of their reporting
obligations, particularly with regard to human rights and the protection of
civilians. He looks forward to the upcoming review of UN peace operations as
an opportunity to comprehensively address this issue, which is a core
element of his Human Rights up Front initiative.
On August 22, Inner City Press asked:
<
http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2014/db140822.doc.htm>
Inner City Press: in Darfur, it seems that Mr. Mohamed ibn Chambas went to
Kalma Camp and met with residents who expressed a variety of complaints, but
he was quoted as saying there that UNAMID [African Union-United Nations
Hybrid Operation in Darfur] cannot stop Government forces from entering
camps for the displaced, and it has left many people confused whether, what
is UNAMID's role in terms of protection of civilians given these [inaudible]
entrances in the camp and people lying on the ground?
Spokesman Dujarric: I will. we will check with the Mission to verify the
quotes and see what actually they have been doing.
Two weeks, no answer. Now this.
UN Peacekeeping and its mission in Darfur continue take a selective and
lax approach to protecting civilians.
This example concerns the UN's evolving statements on the Al-Salam camp.
After whistleblower Aicha Elbasri further exposed UN Peacekeeping under
Herve Ladsous as covering up attacks in Darfur, on June 17 several Security
Council members joined International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou
Bensouda in calling for an investigation.
On August 7, Inner City Press asked the Joint Special Representative of
the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas,
about the status of the probe.
Chambas told Inner City Press he had met earlier in the day with the
commission, whose members will be on their say to Darfur.
Inner City Press asked if the report will be public. Chambas only said his
staff will cooperate. Apparently it will be up to Ban Ki-moon, or even Herve
Ladsous, to decide to release or withhold the report.
Back in Khartoum on August 11, Chambas said this:
"And on the attack on Alsalam camp, let me state that we have information
about this. We have always stated that the responsibility for maintaining
law and order in Sudan lays with the Government. This is a sovereign
country, it has law enforcement obligations, it has its justice system and
the AU, the UN is only here to facilitate and ensure that law and order and
justice are maintained and are enforced according to due process of law. So,
we want to say that we will continue to engage with the Government of Sudan
in accordance with its own protection of civilian mandate and to ensure that
the activities on law enforcement agencies are carried out without
infringement of the rights of innocent civilians specially vulnerable
communities in IDP camps. We hope that on the other hand residents of IDP
camps can understand and do understand that possession of weapons, carrying
of weapons is not allowed in IDP camps under international humanitarian law.
"It's also imperative, and it's a responsibility of the leaders of IDP camps
to ensure that no one is using these camps to keep weapons or to hide
weapons, because this is against international humanitarian law. These are
the issues involved there and we as UNAMID we will continue to work with
both sides, with IDP leaders to educate them what is permissible in these
camps and what is not, and at the same time working with Government to
enforce legitimately law and order but to do that respecting the civic and
human rights of the citizens and also respecting due process of law. Thank
you."
Since this seemed to defer to Sudan's Abu Tira, and even to blame the
victims, Inner City Press on August 13 asked:
<
http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2014/db140813.doc.htm>
Inner City Press: I wanted to ask about Darfur, Missouri and Afghanistan.
On Darfur, photos have come out of the Sudanese uniformed Abu Tira forces
going through a refugee camp or [internally displaced persons] camp in El
Salam and making the residents lie on the ground. And Mr. Chambas was asked
about it and said that this was entirely up to the Sudanese and it just
seems sort of strange. I mean, I know there is a Human Rights component to
these peacekeeping missions. Does the UN, does UNAMID [United Nations
Hybrid Operation in Darfur] or does anyone in the Secretariat, are they
aware of these photographs?
Spokesman Stephane Dujarric: I will check.
Twenty three hours later, Dujarric sent nothing to Inner City Press. But
UNAMID issued a belated statement, which seems to contradict or attempt to
rehabilitate Chambas' dismissive August 11 comments:
"Following a security raid conducted on Al Salam IDP camp on 5 August when
individuals were arrested for alleged possession of illegal drugs, weapons
and ammunition, UNAMID monitored the trials of those arrested during the
operation; most of whom have since been released. UNAMID has been engaging
relevant state authorities on the conditions of those still being detained.
"Other security raids have been conducted in Otash and Dereig camps and are
part of a wider campaign by the South Darfur authorities to address the high
level of criminality in the State, especially around Nyala.
"The security raids have generated alarm and anxiety amongst IDPs in Kalma
camp, who are anticipating a similar operation at their camp and have
expressed their concerns to UNAMID."
We'll continue on this.
Inner City Press asked UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq if an independent
investigation of Ladsous' UN Peacekeeping will be done, and if not, why not?
Video here. <
http://youtu.be/xllqC_Wnlok>
Haq claimed that UN Peacekeeping is already acting on Elbasri's
complaints, and that it had been telling the press about it. Inner City
Press asked, where have these updates been provided.
Haq cited a read-out given in March, largely generic; then he said the
requests made on June 17 would be studied.
Now on July 2, Ban's spokesman Dujarric - in the midst of a controversy
about a non-factual response on June 27, not corrected when asked June 30
and July 1, about Ladsous' mission in the DRC flying sanctioned FDLR leaders
around, released this:
"The Secretary-General is concerned about the recent serious allegations
against the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). These
allegations cover a wide range of issues, including inaccurate reporting of
the facts on the ground in Darfur, specific instances of failure to protect
civilians and accusations of mismanagement of UNAMID.
"UNAMID has undergone several investigations and reviews over the last two
years, which have sought to address both strategic issues and specific
incidents related to the Mission's performance. The Secretary-General's
Special Report of 25 February 2014 provides an overview of the strategic and
managerial challenges faced by the Mission and the work being done at United
Nations Headquarters and in UNAMID to address them.
"The Secretary-General remains committed to improving UNAMID's performance
and is determined to take all necessary steps to correct any wrongdoing. He
has instructed the Secretariat to review the reports of all investigations
and inquiries undertaken since mid-2012 to ensure that their recommendations
have been implemented and that any relevant issues have been fully
addressed. This review, to be completed within one month, will enable the
Secretary-General to determine what has already been done and, if
recommendations are outstanding, what corrective action needs to be taken."
On DRC, Dujarric said "you can pick up the phone" - after siting next to
Ladsous while he refused to answer Press questions on DRC.
As recently as May 29, Ladsous refused Press questions, video here
<
http://youtu.be/I21KFno29QI> , compilation here.
<
http://youtu.be/rm1V-cY9u40>
Back on April 24 when Darfur as such was the topic of the UN Security
Council, three major Darfur rebel groups wrote to the Council to investigate
"all reports of the Peace Keeping Mission, including reports presented to
the UNSC by [Under] Secretary General for Peace Keeping Mr. Ladous and the
reliability of the sources he had relied on."
But unlike his abortive stakeout on the evening of April 23 about South
Sudan, video here <
http://youtu.be/AMWNKAx2xJ4> , Ladsous did not come out
to answer any questions. And at the April 24 UN noon briefing, when Inner
City Press asked Secretary General Ban Ki-moon deputy spokesperson Farhan
Haq for a response to the request for an investigation of Ladsous and his
reports, there was none: not one modified or corrected report was cited.
Instead, from the "holy seat
<
http://www.innercitypress.com/funca1koreas102913.html> " of the UN
Correspondents Association a long time scribe followed up to say that it is
not all Ladsous' fault, and to cast blame on the government. (This same
dynamic was repeated at the June 17 noon briefing.) This reflexively
shifting of blame from the UN to the government, whose new Permanent
Representative spoke in the Council on April 24, is in this case
particularly absurd: how can the government be responsible for the UN's own
reports being inaccurate?
Those requesting this investigation of DPKO and Ladsous are not the
government of Omar al Bashir, which whom Ladsous met in July 2013 without
any readout <
http://www.innercitypress.com/ijd1bashlad071713.html> , but
rebels Abdel Wahid Mohamed Ahmed Nur, Chairperson, Sudan Liberation
Army/Movement (SLA/M-A/Wahid), Gibriel Ibrahim Mohamed, Chairperson of
Justice & Equality Movement Sudan (JEM) and Minni Arko Minnawi, Chairperson
Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/M-MM).
Pending UN answers, again we ask: how can one write about the corruption
of a UN Peacekeeping mission, at length, without naming the person in
charge? Why would one airbrush that person, in this case Herve Ladsous the
UN Under Secretary for Peacekeeping Operations, out?
The former spokesperson of the UNAMID mission in Darfur quit, spoke out
and finally leaked documents. Radio Dabanga
<
https://www.radiodabanga.org/sites/default/files/10-Apr-13%20NY%20to%20UNAM
ID.pdf> as well as Foreign Policy began publishing them on April 7 (FP did
not mention Dabanga <
https://www.radiodabanga.org/node/70643> , and called
its back to back
<
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/04/09/special_report_darfur_unit
ed_nations_peacekeeping_investigation_part_3> Ladsous-less pieces
<
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/04/08/special_report_darfur_unit
ed_nations_peacekeeping_investigation_part_2> an exclusive investigation).
The last piece focused on the US role, all to the good, but not only
doesn't mention that the UN's Ladsous met with International Criminal Court
indictee Omar al Bashir in July, without providing any read-out
<
http://www.innercitypress.com/ijd1bashlad071713.html> , but also omits
France's hosting of Darfur rebels, for example.
Back on March 25, 2013
<
http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2013/db130325.doc.htm> , Inner City
Press asked the UN Spokesperson
<
http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2013/db130325.doc.htm> about how the
UN Peacekeeping in Darfur could have let a group of Internally Displaced
People be kidnapped while they were ostensibly protected:
Inner City Press: there is this incident where IDPs were taken hostage or
kidnapped by people that were in Government army uniforms, and somehow
UNAMID is saying that they opposed it and they denounced the kidnapping, but
some people are wondering how armed UN peacekeepers could have IDPs under
their care and they could all be kidnapped. Can you clarify how it took
place and how it is consistent with protection of civilians?
Spokesperson: Well, I have asked the Mission for more details on that, and I
think if you were listening carefully you will have heard me read out
precisely what you just said to me.
Inner City Press: But what I am asking about specifically about how it could
take place?
Spokesperson: I heard what you said, and I've said that I'll see if I can
find out more, which is what I have already asked the Mission and
Peacekeeping Operations.
Now Radio Dabanga has published a memo by UN Peacekeeping chief Herve
Ladsous, from April 10, 2013
<
https://www.radiodabanga.org/sites/default/files/10-Apr-13%20NY%20to%20UNAM
ID.pdf> , still saying he didn't know how it happened.
What is Ladsous doing? Then, and apparently now, he refuses Press
questions about topics ranging from Sudan -- why did he meet with
International Criminal Court indictee Omar al Bashir in July 2013? -- to
rapes in the DR Congo by UN Peacekeeping's partners in the Congolese Army.
<
http://youtu.be/rm1V-cY9u40>
Dabanga to its credit says it is reporting the memos along with FP
<
https://www.radiodabanga.org/node/70560> . The FP story, at least the first
one, does not mention Dabanga,
<
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/04/07/special_report_darfur_unit
ed_nations_peacekeeping_investigation> nor Ladsous' meeting with Bashir
<
http://www.innercitypress.com/ijd1bashlad071713.html> . Previously an
explanation was provided for not reporting on Ladsous' extraordinary and
public <
http://www.innercitypress.com/unmas6somalia080713.html>
"non-answering," noted from the UK by the New Statesman, here.
<
http://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2013/10/meet-matthew-lee
-scourge-united-nations>
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