Humanitarian aid workers expelled from Sudan

FSRN reported yesterday on the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, wanted for war crimes. Following that decision by the ICC, Sudan ordered workers from ten humanitarian groups, including Oxfam and Doctors Without Borders to leave the country. The nation says it cannot guarantee the worker’s safety. More than two million people rely on aid from these groups – and their future is uncertain now that humanitarian workers are leaving Sudan. Aura Bogado speaks with Denise Bell of Amnesty International USA’s Darfur Campaign.

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