Between 6,000 and 10,000 people are dying from disease and violence each month in Sudan's Darfur region as heavy rains and a marauding militia hinder U.N. efforts to respond to one of Africa's worst humanitarian crises, according to a survey of mortality rates by the United Nations' World Health Organization.  September 15, 2004

Annan: Violence Intensifying in Darfur
In a grim report on the 20-month conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, Secretary-General Kofi Annan (news - web sites) says violence intensified in October and there are strong indications of war crimes "on a large and systematic scale."
Associated Press  - November 4, 2004

Oxfam: Civilian populations held captive as security deteriorates in Darfur
More than a hundred thousand people are essentially being held captive by armed militias in West Darfur, international aid agency Oxfam reports today.
Oxfam International  - November 4, 2004

Security Situation Deteriorating In Darfur (Sudan)
UN agencies and humanitarian groups are warning that the security situation in the conflict-ridden Darfur region of Sudan is deteriorating amid reports that government forces may be forcing displaced people (DP) to return to their homes.
OneWorld US  - November 4, 2004

Sudan: U.S. Declares Darfur Situation 'Genocide'
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Thursday declared that the past 18 months of attacks by government forces and Arab militias on black African farmers in the western region of Darfur amounted to "genocide" and pledged to push hard at the U.N. Security Council for tough measures against Khartoum to stop it.
Inter Press Service  - September 15, 2004

Sudan: Death Rate Among Internally Displaced Soars in Darfur
The high mortality rates documented by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the past few weeks in camps of internally displaced people in the Darfur region of western Sudan are comparable to those seen in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide, said an expert from the United Nations agency.
Inter Press Service  - September 14, 2004

Sudan: Government Commits ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ in Darfur
The Sudanese government is responsible for “ethnic cleansing” and crimes against humanity in the western region of Darfur, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.
Human Rights Watch  - May 7, 2004

Sudan: After the War, the Food Crisis
With violence still continuing, a food crisis now threatens more than a million people displaced by the armed conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan.
Inter Press Service  - May 5, 2004

Sudan 'atrocity' report withheld
Human rights campaigners are outraged that a United Nations report alleging grave abuses in western Sudan is being withheld from a UN debate on the issue.
BBC  - April 22, 2004

Sudan: Cease-Fire With Rebels Is Holding
Firing guns into the air, rebels on camels and horses galloped into this dusty village four months ago, sending people fleeing for their lives and leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
Associated Press  - April 21, 2004

Sudanese Government, Rebels Agree Darfur Truce
Sudan and two rebel groups agreed to a 45-day cease-fire on Thursday and access for relief groups in the western Darfur region, where the U.N. has repeatedly warned of a possible humanitarian disaster.
Reuters  - April 14, 2004

Report: Darfur Destroyed - Ethnic Cleansing by Government and Militia Forces in Western Sudan
The government of Sudan is responsible for “ethnic cleansing” and crimes against humanity in Darfur, one of the world’s poorest and most inaccessible regions, on Sudan’s western border with Chad, according to this report released today by Human Rights Watch.
Human Rights Watch  - May 7, 2004