The International Criminal Court’s decision to issue a second arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir created a flood of Sudan related news stories and punditry. The new warrant is a big deal, but it also led to a number of other important Sudan related issues falling below the radar. Here is a quick roundup of Sudan related news from the past couple of days:
Genocide Arrest Warrant For Bashir
- ICC Genocide Warrant: What does it mean?
What the ICC’s new arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir really means - ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Omar al-Bashir on Charge of Genocide
The International Criminal Court’s Statement - Reactions from the Sudanese Government
Government of Sudan’s response - US says Sudan’s president should go to Hague (AFP)
U.S. State Department response - Rights Groups Respond To New “Genocide” Arrest Warrant For President Bashir
Save Darfur Coalition and partners response - TAKE ACTION: Protect Civilians and Support Justice
Tell the Obama Administration to prevent a repeat of last year’s merciless retaliation against civilians by the Khartoum regime
Referendum on Southern Secession
- Opinion: In Sudan, War Is Around the Corner (New York Times)
Dave Eggers and John Prendergast write about the United States’ responsibility to prevent a return to war in South Sudan - South Sudan religious leaders back independence (AFP)
Christian and Muslim leaders in south Sudan call for people to choose independence in January’s referendum - South Sudan Envoy Calls Talks With Khartoum ‘Peaceful Divorce’ (VOA)
Voice of America on negotiations between the SPLM and GOS
Other Important Sudan Related News
- PROMISES, PROMISES: US fails to punish Sudan (AP)
The Obama Administration’s response (or lack thereof) to Khartoum’s bad behavior - Darfur violence kills 221 in June: peacekeepers (Reuters)
Another deadly month in Darfur - US, Britain, Norway ‘deeply concerned’ on Sudan (AFP)
Sudan Troika express concern over the deteriorating security situation in Darfur and the repressive behavior of the Sudanese Government since April’s rigged elections. - Sudan’s Army Says It Has Driven Rebels From New Darfur Base (Bloomberg)
Sudan’s army claims to have driven JEM from their base in western Darfur - Sudan to close border with Libya (BBC)
Sudan shuts it’s border to “protect travelers from ‘rebels and outlaws’” - Escalating Violence In Post-Election Sudan
The situation in Darfur has rapidly deteriorated since Sudan’s April elections
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