A/HRC/7/22 page 10 35. On the positive side, Sawt al-Umma, a newspaper edited by the Umma party, reopened in late November for the first time since the coup. The Women’s Awareness-Raising Group in Port Sudan was allowed to start working again in December after being suspended earlier in 2007. 36. Justice and accountability continue to be a challenge. Despite their different circumstances, the above-mentioned violations are linked together by the Government’s failure to hold perpetrators accountable. In relation to the killings related to the Kajbar dam, at the end of December 2007, four months after the termination of the investigation, the findings of the investigation committee had not yet been communicated to victims and their families. According to unofficial reports, the investigation was stalled because police refused to cooperate in identifying those responsible for the killings. There is no indication that anyone responsible for the killing has been identified and it does not appear that any action has been taken by the authorities to hold the perpetrators to account. 37. In Khartoum State, a police investigation was opened into the killing of one man and the injury of another during a police search on 14 July 2007 in the Omdurman El Salaam camp for internally displaced persons. As reported, four members of the police force were identified as responsible for the killing of the man. However, it seems that, after some time in detention, the four suspects were released on bail. As at December, no information was available as to whether the four suspects continued to serve in the police force and whether they were likely to be prosecuted. Meanwhile, the police have initiated negotiations with the family of the victim of the killing in order to settle the issue outside the judicial system through payment of compensation. In the event that the family accepts compensation, the case will be closed without any judicial investigation or prosecution. 38. Perpetrators of torture or other forms of ill-treatment have rarely been brought to justice. None of the cases of torture or ill-treatment detailed in the present report has been prosecuted. IV. DARFUR 39. As Chairperson of the group of experts on Darfur, the Special Rapporteur participated in a dialogue with the Government of the Sudan to foster effective implementation of pre-existing recommendations for the protection of human rights in Darfur. In the report submitted to the Council (A/HRC/6/19), the group noted Government efforts to prepare laws and instructions that, if fully implemented, could be instrumental in improving the human rights situation in Darfur. However, while acknowledging the activities undertaken by the Government, the group remained concerned that reports received clearly indicated that, with very few exceptions, those efforts had not yet led to an improvement of the situation of human rights in Darfur. 40. Concerns remain regarding the Government’s use of disproportionate and indiscriminate means of warfare in violation of international humanitarian law. On 23 November, aerial bombardments were reported in the Habila area of West Darfur. Government forces reportedly launched ground and air attacks against a dissident Arab group. On 29 and 30 November, Government forces reportedly carried out several aerial bombardments in areas south of Nyala, South Darfur, in an attempt to flush out another dissident Arab group that had forged an alliance with the SLA/AW group. Unconfirmed reports indicated that there were many casualties,