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UN pulls Darfur probe after Sudan refuses visa for former rights commissioner
February 14, 2007 by Joshua Pantesco
A UN Human Rights Council investigatory team Wednesday cancelled a scheduled trip to the Darfur region of Sudan after Sudanese officials again refused to grant a visa to a team member. The UN refused to replace Bertrand Ramcharan, a former Acting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights who accused.... [more]

Sudan to block UN rights team unless former Darfur critic replaced
February 12, 2007 by Brett Murphy
A Sudanese Foreign Ministry official said Monday that Sudan will prevent a UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigation team from entering the country unless the UN agrees to replace team member Bertrand Ramcharan. As a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ramcharan has previously.... [more]