人权观察说，过去六个月里，当全世界把注意力集中在南苏丹即将独立的问题时，苏丹达尔富尔地区的侵权现象已经升级。这个人权组织说，政府领导的对达尔富尔一些人口集中的地区发动的袭击和空袭自12月以来激增。
星期一发布的一份报告称，袭击活动已经导致数十名平民死亡，财产被损毁，并致使7万多人流离失所，这些活动大部分针对的是与反叛组织有关联的扎格哈瓦族和富尔族。人权观察敦促联合国安理会和非盟向苏丹施压来制止袭击，并加强工作确保把那些为战争罪负责的人绳之以法。人权观察非洲负责人贝克尔说，此刻马上加大施压尤为重要，因为现在距离苏丹一分为二仅剩一个月时间。
Human Rights Watch says abuses in Sudan’s Darfur region have increased in the last six months while the world’s attention was largely focused on south Sudan’s upcoming independence.The rights group says there has been a surge in government-led attacks on populated areas of Darfur and aerial bombings since December.
A report released Monday says the campaign has killed scores of civilians, destroyed property and displaced more than 70,000 people — mostly from the ethnic Zaghawa and Fur communities linked to rebel groups.Human Rights Watch is urging the U.N. Security Council and the African Union to pressure Sudan to stop the attacks and to do more to ensure those responsible for war crimes are held accountable.HRW’s Africa director, Daniel Bekele, said it is is especially important to step up pressure now, a month before Sudan splits in two.