US Presidential hopeful ensures accountability for Sudan

by admin
Jan 31, 2012
Mitt Romney, the leading candidate in the Republican race to be the next President of the United States, has released a statement vowing to hold Sudanese leaders accountable for atrocities in the region.

In a statement released to campaign group “Act for Sudan”, Romney accused Khartoum of committing war crimes and other atrocities, both directly and through the use of proxies, commenting that in Darfur they had committed a “slow motion genocide”.

He also went on to state that
“since independence of the Republic of South Sudan, Khartoum has committed a range of atrocities in border regions that have claimed countless lives and displaced hundreds of thousands.  It has incited and armed rebel groups with the apparent objective of undermining the new country.”
"Governor Romney is committed to protecting innocents from war crimes and other atrocities, ensuring that humanitarian aid reaches those desperately in need, holding accountable those leaders who perpetrate atrocities, and achieving a sustainable peace for all who live in Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan."
See his full statement here.

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