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"The Olympic truce should be observed before, during and after the Olympics, as is traditionally the case, and it would give the international community a rare opportunity to take concrete steps towards protecting civilians in Darfur and throughout Sudan," he said. "I hope this will stand as an example for other movements, because I truly believe that what we are trying to do is in the best spirit of the Olympic games."
Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, raped, or mutilated in Sudan's westernmost region at the hands of militias backed by the government in Khartoum. Anti-government rebels also contribute to the violence in the region. China is Sudan's biggest trading partner and its primary arms supplier. Darfur activists have targeted China for its dealings with Sudan, going so far as to label the 2008 games the "genocide Olympics." Beijing has said the characterization is unfair and inaccurate.
But activists counter that China has unique leverage and influence over Sudan that could be employed to bring violence in Darfur to an end. Jill Savitt, Director of Dream for Darfur, says this week's trip by UN Secretary General Ban to China in advance of the Olympics presents a perfect opportunity to rally support for an Olympic truce.
"We call on the secretary general and [Chinese] President Hu [Jintao] to stand together demanding the Olympic truce for Darfur," she said. "They can invite all of the UN Security Council members to join them. And this could be at long last the show of political will by the international community to stand up to Khartoum."
The Sudanese government has resisted demands for an expansion of international peacekeepers on its territory, and said that widespread reports of mass killings in Darfur are "exaggerated."