Sudan: Arab league should back UN protection force in Darfur

At the Arab League summit in Khartoum, Arab leaders should endorse plans to transform promptly the African Union's mission in Darfur into a United Nations protection force, a coalition of international and Arab human rights organizations have said. In addition, Arab officials should encourage their Sudanese counterparts to accept the transition to a UN force. Arab League leaders will meet in the Sudanese capital for a two-day summit. On the agenda will be the AU proposal to turn the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS) into a UN operation.