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extent the Government of the Sudan has undertaken recommended activities, on the basis of
information provided and documentation submitted by the Government. On the other hand, the
report analyses information received from the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS),
United Nations agencies and other organizations which are operational in Darfur, with a view to
identifying whether and to what extent any tangible impact on the ground has been reported.
This methodology permits the group to conclude, in relation to each recommendation, whether
(a) it has been fully implemented (i.e., all recommended activities have been carried out and, as a
result, the situation on the ground has improved accordingly); (b) significant activities have been
undertaken and a tangible impact has been reported; (c) activities have been undertaken but little
or no practical impact has been reported; (d) initial steps towards implementation have been
taken; or (e) there has been no implementation at all. While the present report summarizes the
findings of the group of experts, annex I sets out in detail information received from the
Government and other sources as well as the group’s assessment for each of the
recommendations contained in its first report to the Council.
11. The group of experts first describes the activities it has undertaken since its interim report
and then summarizes its findings as to the current status of implementation of each of the four
main clusters of recommendations identified in its first report, namely (a) human rights
protection; (b) humanitarian access, including protection of humanitarian workers from
harassment and attacks, and facilitating access to civilians, including those displaced;
(c) accountability and justice; and (d) monitoring of implementation of recommendations. The
report ends with the group’s main conclusions and recommendations.
III. ACTIVITIES
12. The group of experts’ earlier activities were described in its first report to the Council
(A/HRC/5/6) and in its interim report (A/HRC/6/7). The interim report set out the details of the
consultations the group conducted with the African Union and its human rights mechanisms.
Since then, the group’s rapporteur has consulted with the African Union Commissioner for
Political Affairs, Julia Dolly Joyner, and the African Union Commissioner for Peace and
Security, Said Djinnit.
13. Since the presentation of its interim report, the group has contacted the human rights
component of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan to gather information from concerned
United Nations agencies, bodies and programmes operational in Darfur. The present report
reflects the information received from these sources. Moreover, on 25 October 2007, in
New York, the group met representatives of United Nations agencies, bodies and programmes
and non-governmental organizations concerned with the human rights and humanitarian situation
in Darfur, to obtain information that would allow a more accurate assessment of the current level
of implementation of the recommendations made by the group. The group sought to ensure as far
as possible that the extensive information received from those sources was based on their
first-hand observation, careful verification and, wherever appropriate, inter-agency
corroboration.
14. On 9 October 2007, following a request from the Permanent Mission of the Sudan for
further clarification on the information sought by the group, the group sent a set of specific
questions to assist the Government of the Sudan to respond as fully as possible on the current