KHARTOUM, Sudan, March 21 (UPI) -- Sudan has accused a senior U.N. official of spreading "a heap of lies" in his allegations of human rights abuses in the western province of Darfur.
Mukesh Kapila on Friday told the BBC the situation in Darfur was the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. The U.N. coordinator for Sudan said government-backed Arab militias systematically burned villages and raped women in the area, including raping more than 100 women in a single attack .
"It is more than just a conflict. It is an organized attempt to do away with a group of people," Kapila said, comparing the situation to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Sudan's Humanitarian Affairs Ministry said Kapila's comments "deviated from the virtues which a resident representative should have, that is neutrality, and transcended to open political work."
Sudanese radio said the government and the U.N. had agreed to end Kapila's mission in Sudan, the BBC reported.
