CNN.com - Second aid worker held for rape report - May 31, 2005

And we wonder why so many African nations have such problems! A perfect example of corruption and of blaming the messenger.

CNN.com - Second aid worker held for rape report - May 31, 2005:

"MSF Holland published a report in March detailing about 500 cases of rape during a period of 4 1/2 months in Darfur, where a rebellion has raged for more than 2 years.

The violence has killed tens of thousands and forced more than 2 million from their homes.

The report contained anonymous accounts by victims of their ordeals, including being held and raped repeatedly for several days, beaten and even arrested.

Pregnancy out of wedlock is illegal in Sudan, where Islamic sharia law is in force.
U.N. orders investigation

Rights group Human Rights Watch said in a statement on Tuesday the Sudanese government should be arresting war criminals in Darfur, not aid workers.

'This is a perfect illustration of how far the Sudanese government is prepared to go to silence criticism and deny its own responsibility for massive atrocities in Darfur,' said Peter Takirambudde, Africa director for Human Rights Watch. "