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UK: Ethnic Cleansing Committed in Sudan's Darfur
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The Spin
Narrative A
Evidence is mounting that there's an ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing in Darfur. While they're still only allegations, it seems likely that the RSF has imposed the most horrifying human rights abuses against civilians, including rape. Without drastic and immediate change, Sudan and Darfur will be plunged back into the depths of a dark humanitarian crisis, with the non-Arab Masalit demographic at extremely high risk.
Narrative B
Marginalized and oppressed minorities in Sudan must not be forgotten, and equal citizenship and unity in diversity must be promoted, or the conflict will never cease. With both sides guilty of committing violence against civilians, respect for human rights must be at the forefront of any peace agreement, while any change must acknowledge the underlying causes of this conflict and make efforts to establish a truly democratic society.