After Bill Rammell on North Korea (below), Jack Straw on Darfur:
Britain yesterday accused other members of the United Nations Security Council of turning a blind eye to the atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan.
In a strongly worded statement, Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, said they had put commercial or political interests above their commitments under the UN charter.
Mr Straw did not name the countries he had in mind, but China, France and Russia have all faced accusations from human rights groups and charities operating in Sudan that they have blocked efforts to halt the killing in a conflict that has so far claimed at least 300,000 lives.
“There are still members of the so-called international community, members of the Security Council and others, who are turning a blind eye from clear atrocities which have taken place in Darfur,” Mr Straw said.
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