UN proposes to send human rights monitors to Sudan

The United Nations has proposed the deployment of a human rights monitoring team to Sudan, to investigate the deadly crackdown in Khartoum earlier this week.

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said it was seeking cooperation from the Sudanese government in order to deploy the team.

It said the rights monitors would work with government authorities, as well as civil society and other organisations on the ground in Sudan.

"Once again, we call on the authorities to ensure a prompt, independent investigation into the use of excessive force against protest camps," OHCHR said in a statement. 

"Accountability is crucial to avoid further bloodshed. We stress the need for a swift transition to a civilian administration."