VOA ONLINE DISCUSSION: DARFUR RIGHTS WITH DR. MOHAMMED AHMED
On Thursday, 15 November 07, at 1830 UTC, VOA News met Darfur rights activist Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Abdalla, the recipient of the 2007 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Human Rights Award being presented in Washington.
He is medical treatment director for Darfur's leading indigenous human rights organization. The Amel Center for the Treatment & Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture works in Nyala, al-Fashir and the surrounding encampments of internally displaced people. It offers services and support to survivors of torture and sexual violence as well as documenting human rights abuses.
Dr. Ahmed is also a respected community leader, peace negotiator and human rights advocate. He represents the voice of indigenous leadership that is not heard from in reporting on Darfur.
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