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Russia, China oppose sanctions on Sudanese officials over Darfur
Russia and China are opposing proposed United Nations Security Council sanctions against four Sudanese officials over their role in the bloodshed in Sudan's Darfur region, US Ambassador John Bolton said. Last week the Security Council's sanctions committee began a 48-hour silence procedure which, unless broken by a Council member, would mean approval of sanctions against four unidentified Sudanese officials deemed to be impeding the peace process and violating international human rights law. The procedure ends at 4:00 pm (2000 GMT) Monday.

"We've been advised informally that those delegations (Russia and China) will object under the procedures of the sanctions committee," Bolton told reporters. "In light of that I have asked for a meeting of the Council this afternoon to take up the sanctions issue." The sanctions involve an assets freeze and travel restrictions on the four individuals for their alleged role in the Darfur violence, which Washington calls genocide.
Call the Soviets Russians and Chinese on it -- get a public vote in the Security Council and make them veto it. Then ask our liberal progressive buddies if we should get all unilateral over this.

Posted by: Fred 2006-04-18
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=148931