Abyei Conflict Could Derail Sudan’s North-South Peace Process, UN Expert Warns

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 March 2011 – The United Nations independent expert on human rights in Sudan has warned that violence in the disputed territory of Abyei could derail the implementation of the peace agreement that ended the country’s civil war, despite a successful referendum that endorsed the secession of the south.

Residents of Abyei were due to hold a separate referendum simultaneously with the rest of Southern Sudan in January to decide whether to become part…