A humanitarian crisis is raging in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Civilians are suffering torture and death by government-supported militia. Tens of thousands have been killed and over a million people have been driven from their homes. The refugees and those who remain in their villages in Darfur must deal with hunger and disease, lack of water and the absence of sanitation facilities. Seasonal rains hamper access by humanitarian aid organizations, whose assistance is already drastically reduced by limitations imposed by the Sudanese government.
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