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Friday’s Demonstration Outside Law Firm Representing Sudanese Government

Monday, December 19th, 2011

If you haven’t heard, Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese dictator wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide, now has legal representation here in Washington, DC. Bashir’s new lawyer, Bart Fisher, has decided that it is okay to support a genocidal regime that continues to kill its own people throughout Sudan for $20,000 per month.

The Obama Administration offered a package of incentives to encourage good behavior towards innocent civilians in Sudan. However, the Sudanese government has continued to block humanitarian access, bomb civilian areas in South Kordofan, Darfur, Blue Nile, and South Sudan even targeting displaced persons living at the refugee camps. Al-Bashir continues to show the world that he is willing to wage violence towards the Sudanese people, therefore he needs to be stopped.  The United States government should be urged to take robust action against the Government of Sudan and NOT be lobbied by Mr. Bart Fisher for rewards which are unmerited.

At the protest on Friday, activists were joined by US Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA) who has spoken out against Sudan hiring a Washington lobbyist and stated on Tuesday,  December 13 on the House floor his outrage in learning that the “genocidal government of Khartoum hired a lobbyist to represent its interests  in Washington”. 

Demonstration outside Bart Fisher's office

Join the Sudanese people and demand for Justice by urging your member of Congress to push for robust action against Sudan.

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Headlines from Conflict Areas: Dec. 12

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Here is the daily roundup and summary of the major headlines coming out of conflict areas. United to End Genocide does not necessarily support the views expressed in the articles in this post.

Syria

Syrian opposition: ‘Massacre’ could follow deadline—CNN

“Syrian residents in the city of Homs face a deadline to stop anti-government protests, hand in weapons and surrender defecting military members by Monday night — or face attack by the government forces, an opposition leader said…”

Major battle in Syria; shops shut by strike—Reuters

“Syrian troops and army defectors have fought one of the biggest battles in Syria’s nine-month uprising while a protest strike shut businesses in a new gesture of civil disobedience, residents and activists said…”

Syrian president’s statement on security forces ‘ludicrous,’ U.S. says—CNN

“The State Department was quick Tuesday to challenge comments by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he did not have control of his country’s security forces amid the bloody crackdown on his political opponents…”

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Headlines from Conflict Areas: Dec 01

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Here is the daily roundup and summary of the major headlines coming out of conflict areas. United to End Genocide does not necessarily support the views expressed in the articles in this post.

Sudan and South Sudan

Calls for an end to Sudanese oil dispute from China—The National

“The simmering dispute over Sudan’s most valuable resource was forced on to the international stage this week, as Khartoum announced it had blocked exports from the south until an agreement on fees was reached. The growing rift has caused China, the biggest consumer of Sudanese oil, and owner of the company operating the pipeline, to call for a resolution of the conflict…”

South Sudan threatens to suspend oil production if north imposes charges unilaterally

“The South Sudan government on Wednesday reacted negatively to reports that Sudan plans to take 23% of the new country’s oil exports, saying it will consider suspending oil production if north Sudan continues to impose high transportation and refinery costs…”

Kenyan Foreign Minister to Meet al-Bashir Over Arrest Ruling

“Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister Moses Wetangula said he will meet Sudanese President Umar al- Bashir tomorrow to defuse tensions over a Kenyan court ruling calling for al-Bashir’s arrest…”

Sudan singles out Kenya for retaliation over Bashir’s warrant

“Sudan’s decision this week to expel the Kenyan ambassador after a High Court judge ordered the government in Nairobi to arrest president Omer Hassan al-Bashir, took many observers by surprise with some describing it as an overreaction…”

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UEG Director of Policy Briefs Congress on Crises in South Kordofan and Blue Nile in Sudan.

Friday, October 14th, 2011

Director of Policy & Government Relations at UEG, listens to Chairman Frank R. Wolf (R-VA) speak, after briefing the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on the violent crises in South Kordofan and Blue Nile.

Director of Policy and Government Relations for United to End Genocide, Daniel Sullivan, testified yesterday in a hearing before Members of Congress on the increasingly dire situation in Sudan.  The hearing titled “First Hand Accounts of Violence and IDP/Refugee Problem in South Sudan’s Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile regions”, was held by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and included testimony by independent journalist, Ryan Boyette, and Director of Communications for the Enough Project Jonathan Hutson, who spoke on the work the Satellite Sentinel Project is doing in Sudan.

Mr. Sullivan discussed conversations he had with Sudanese displaced by fighting in South Kordofan and testified on the looming food crisis in South Kodofan and Blue Nile. Denial of access to humanitarian aid organizations combined with a failed harvest due to combat and government bombings will put over one million people at risk of famine in the next two to three months.  Mr. Sullivan laid out steps that the US government can take to stop the attacks in Sudan and emphasized that the time to act to avert a major famine is now.

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US Special Envoy for Sudan, activists bring violence in Sudan to the attention of Congress

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

By Krista McCarthy

On Tuesday, October 4th 2011, US Special Envoy to Sudan Princeton Lyman testified before the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights in a hearing titled “A Comprehensive Assessment of US Policy Toward Sudan”. Ambassador Lyman was joined by John Prendergast of the Enough Project, emancipated slave Ker Aleu Deng, Dr. Gerard Prunier of the Atlantic Council, and Ellen Ratner of Talk Radio News Service in testifying on the ongoing violent conflicts in Sudan.

Ambassador Lyman expressed concern over Sudan’s unwillingness to abide by the June agreement with South Sudan over troop withdrawal from the contested Abyei region. The June agreement established a September 30th deadline by which both Sudan and South Sudan had to withdraw their occupying troops and the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) would deploy to protect civilians. Sudan has missed the deadline and is now refusing to withdraw its forces until UNISFA is fully deployed, a condition that was not part of the agreement. Ambassador Lyman denounced this statement, saying that the agreed upon withdrawal did not have such conditions, and that UNIFSA is already fully deployed and capable of protecting the civilians of Abyei.

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He’s getting away with murder

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

History is repeating itself in South Kordofan, Sudan. And the same man that destroyed the lives of a generation of Darfuris is getting away with murder again.

Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir is slaughtering people in South Kordofan and doing everything he can to keep the outside world from finding out. So far, his strategy is working. Why? Because the U.S. government and the United Nations are quite literally choosing to ignore his brutal attacks.

A report released yesterday by our friends at Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International related this disturbing news: “The relentless bombing campaign is killing and maiming civilian men, women, and children, displacing tens of thousands, putting them in desperate need of aid.”

These are the stories and the images that Omar al-Bashir is trying to hide from the world. Watch the video and then be sure to share it with your friends and family.

The U.S. government is doing nothing to stop Bashir’s attacks on the people of South Kordofan. The United Nations suppressed its own reports of ethnic targeting. And the media – just like with Darfur – is silent.

We can’t allow the world to ignore the horrors in South Kordofan. Watch the video now – then share it with everyone you know. We can’t let history repeat itself and wait until the government, the media, or the international community decide it’s time to intervene. By that time thousands more will be dead or displaced.

Thank you for watching and sharing the video – be sure to check back soon to learn more about what you can do to help the people suffering in South Kordofan.

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Headlines from Sudan: August 26th

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Here is the daily roundup and summary of the major headlines coming out of Sudan. SDC/GI-NET does not necessarily support the views expressed in the articles in this post.

UNMISS deploys peacekeepers to Jonglei- Miraya FM

  • On Friday, the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) announced that it had begun deploying peacekeepers and teams of civilian experts to vulnerable areas of Jonglei State after inter-ethnic fighting killed over 600 people. The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) had also begun deploying to the affected areas.

African Union calls for observing initial mandate of Darfur peacekeeping force- Sudan Tribune

  • The African Union urged the UN Security Council to respect the initial mandate of the Darfur hybrid peacekeeping force (UNAMID) as it is defined in 2007, supporting the Government of Sudan’s opposition to extend the attribution of the AU-UN peacekeeping operation. The AU also reiterated its commitment to hold a process for political dialogue in Darfur despite the lack of interest of the UN body for this initiative under the current security and political conditions.

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China’s Sudan Interest

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

(Xinhua/Mohammed Babiker)

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi’s trip to Sudan and South Sudan is a symbolic indication of the careful balancing act China must play since the independence of South Sudan one month ago yesterday.  It is also a reminder of the important role China will continue to play if true peace is to be realized in Sudan.

China has more leverage than any other country in influencing Khartoum and, as I told Radio France International in an interview yesterday,

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China, with its immense oil investments, has a vested interest in stability in both Sudans.  The question is whether the effect of that influence will be negative or positive.

China has played a positive role in the past, providing the first engineers for the peacekeeping mission in Darfur and helping to steer Sudan toward a peaceful referendum and recognition of South Sudan’s independence.  However, China is also a leading supplier of weapons to Sudan, many of which have been used against civilians in Darfur, in violation of a UN Security Council arms embargo, and has acted to block UN Security Council statements and action against Sudan.

China’s red carpet reception of President Bashir, an indicted war criminal, was a sharp affront to international justice, but at least held the hope that China might be able to nudge Bashir on a less destructive path.  The hundreds killed and more than 200,000 displaced in South Kordofan and Abyei since June and the continuing bombing of villages in Darfur show that any Chinese efforts to that effect clearly failed.

If China is truly interested in stability in Sudan, out of oil inspired self interest if not revulsion for the atrocities being committed, then it should stop coddling Khartoum and allow stronger action in the UN Security Council including a UN civilian protection force for South Kordofan and Blue Nile, an expanded arms embargo, a demand for humanitarian access, and an investigation into atrocities already committed in the Nuba Mountains.

The United States, for its part, should engage China, make protection of civilians in Sudan a priority in the face of ongoing atrocities, and make it clear that they have a mutual interest in peace in both Sudans, an interest to which Bashir is clearly an obstacle.

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A Call To Action In South Kordofan

Monday, August 8th, 2011

The architect of the genocide in Darfur, Omar al-Bashir, is at it again – attacking the people of South Kordofan.

During my recent trip to Sudan, I heard stories about families being systematically slaughtered, churches being burned and entire villages cut off from supplies of food, water, and medicine. An Anglican priest from the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan told me that a million people are now at risk.

What Bashir did in Darfur is now underway in South Kordofan.

Watch this video of people I spoke with on my recent trip to Sudan. Then take action to stop the violence.

 

 

Take Action NOW

A leaked UN report describes the killing of growing numbers of innocent people. Aid groups are reporting that more than 200,000 innocent civilians have already been driven from their homes.

While Secretary of State Clinton has condemned the violence, she has not called for action to stop Bashir – an international fugitive wanted for crimes against humanity and genocide.

Tell Secretary Clinton to stop the flow of arms to Sudan, protect civilians and impose strong economic sanctions on Bashir and his cronies.

We know the Bashir regime is targeting civilians and bombing villages in South Kordofan. We cannot let this happen. Tell Secretary Clinton we need action – not words – to stop the killing.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

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Headlines from Sudan: July 21st

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Here is the daily roundup and summary of the major headlines coming out of Sudan. SDC/GI-NET does not necessarily support the views expressed in the articles in this post.

Over 1,900 returnees stranded in Rumbek, three die- Sudan Tribune

  • Thousands of South Sudanese are returning from the north, and in Rumbek over 1,900 returnees have been stranded since their arrival on July 8th,  three have died. The Southern Sudan Relief Rehabilitation Commission is facing difficulties providing them transportation to their local homes.

Renegade Gatluak Gai agrees to integrate into SPLA says Unity State official- Sudan Tribune

  • Southern rebel Gatluak Gai agreed to a peace deal that integrates his forces into the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, now the official military of South Sudan. Several rebel militias are operating in South Sudan, a potential threat to the stability of the new state.

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