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Limiting Aid and Access: A New Tactic to Target Civilians

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Resource shortages have erupted throughout Darfur and critically affected camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs), major cities, and villages in each of the three states. Erosion created by the heavy rainy season has left many roads difficult to travel upon if not impassible.  This constraint, combined with the Government of Sudan limiting access for humanitarian operations – including the AU/UN joint peacekeeping taskforce (UNAMID) – has left many Darfuri civilians in dire need as food, fuel, shelter, medical supplies, and water scarcity prevails.

While resource shortages are not a new phenomenon to Darfuri civilians, the scope of the problem has rapidly increased in June and July as weather-worn roads have prevented aid convoys from reaching many parts of the region and the Khartoum government has restricted flights as well as other humanitarian entry throughout Darfur. Humanitarian organizations and UNAMID heavily rely upon these flights, especially during the rainy season, to reach displaced civilians and those in need and also to assess the security situations throughout the area. While flights have been continuously obstructed by the Sudanese government obtaining permission to fly has become increasingly difficult and according to UNAMID, flight cancellations due to Sudanese government restrictions have “risen from 21 per cent in May to 77 per cent in June 2010.” UNAMID patrols are essential to provide security for the Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps and also to determine the situation on the ground. When convoys are restricted, civilian protection cannot occur, and in conflict-prone regions such as Jebel Moon and Jebel Marra, very little is known about the current conditions civilians face.  Humanitarian organizations cannot be expected to operate effectively in these conditions – without the use of helicopters and planes to transport materials and aid personnel, organizations have very limited options due to security risks and the poor conditions of the roads.  The ability to fly would place humanitarian workers at less risk, especially considering a recent surge in kidnappings; however, due to the recent restrictions it is becoming increasingly difficult for aid organizations to function, leaving the Darfuri civilians who depend upon them for survival in immensely difficult situation.

In another disturbing twist, described in the recent report by the UN Secretary General on the UNAMID mission, flights that could have provided emergency evacuation for UNAMID soldiers who tragically bled to death were not permitted by the Sudanese Government. The lack of permission for air support also prevented the soldiers from following the perpetrators responsible for the attacks.  In response to international criticism on restrictions to aid and access, a leading member in the dominant National Congress Party (NCP) stated that the Sudanese government has “full sovereignty to take any measures that fall in the interest of the Sudanese people.” Evidently saving the lives of peacekeepers or bringing justice to their attackers is not in the interest of the Sudanese people, or at least the Sudanese government.

Flight cancelations have not been the only restriction to access. According to UNAMID many convoys have been denied entry without even being given any explanation. Many fuel tankers have also been restricted in the region and the lack of gasoline has led to a plethora of other issues, primarily a shortage of water. Many of the wells in Darfur are deep pits which require machinery to pump water to the surface. Without adequate fuel to run the machines, people are forced to go without water even during the hottest period of the year.  Adequate water has been a major issue in Kalma, the second largest IDP camp in the world which hosts over 100,000 IDPs. The closest well that does not require gasoline to pump water is nearly 6 miles away and women who leave the camp put themselves run high risks of rape and other gender-based violence. Many IDP camps, such as Kalma, heavily rely upon aid organizations for resources such as food and fuel and when those supplies are blocked the situation on the ground can rapidly deteriorate.

Shortages, furthermore, are not restricted to IDP camps and are also found within larger cities such as El-Fasher, the capital of Northern Darfur. Earlier this month the city hospital ran out of medicine after deliveries that were supposed to resupply the facility failed to arrive. The fact that a major hospital, especially one located in a capital surrounded by IDP camps, could run out of medical supplies is incredibly troubling.

The Sudanese government has shifted the blame for the limited humanitarian access to the general security situation on ground. However, these restrictions have been present throughout the region and not purely confined to conflict areas. The constraint of access for UNAMID peacekeepers and humanitarian organizations appears to be yet another tactic aimed at Darfuri civilians, one that exploits poor road conditions and recent clashes between the government and rebels to deny entrance to those who attempt to protect and deliver aid to the Darfuri people. The international community must pressure the Sudanese government to allow full access for UNAMID forces and aid agencies to ensure civilians receive the protection and resources they depend upon.

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ICC Member Chad Welcomes Al-Bashir

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Today, Sudanese President al-Bashir arrived in Chad to attend a Sahel-Saharan summit in N’Djamena. With his arrival, Chad has become the first ICC member state to welcome onto its territory a suspect wanted by the ICC. Until today, al-Bashir had only travelled to countries that are not ICC member states since the court issued its first warrant for his arrest in March 2009.

Al-Bashir’s visit comes after a series of steps by Chad and Sudan to end their long-running proxy war and improve relations. On Tuesday, Sudan expelled two of the most prominent Chadian rebel leaders, Mahamat Nouri and Timan Erdimi. According to the Associated Press, upon his arrival in N’Djamena al-Bashir told reporters, “Chad and Sudan had a problem in the past. Now this problem is solved. We are brothers.”

The Chad-Sudan rapprochement was welcomed by the Save Darfur Coalition as a significant and positive step toward peace in the region. But the neighboring states’ improved relations must not be allowed to threaten accountability for the crimes in Darfur. ICC member states and UN Security Council members that support the ICC’s Darfur cases, including the United States, should urgently press Chad to arrest al-Bashir and hand him over to the ICC for trial.

Ahead of the visit, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement calling on Chad to block al-Bashir’s entrance or to arrest him upon arrival. As Elise Keppler of HRW’s International Justice Program declared, “a political deal between Chad and Sudan is no justification for shielding alleged war criminals. Instead of protecting a fugitive from justice, Chad should urge Sudan to cooperate with the ICC.”

While Chad’s decision to allow al-Bashir’s entry is unwelcome news and should be condemned by the international community, recent weeks have yielded several positive signs regarding the ICC’s relationship with African states and leaders. Last week, the ICC announced plans to open a new liaison office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after years of discussion with the African Union. Further, at a conference on the future of international criminal justice in Africa last Friday, the Chief Justice of South Africa’s Constitutional Court, Sandile Ngcobo defended the ICC’s work in Africa and noted that allegations that the Court has unfairly targeted Africa do not hold up under scrutiny.

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Statements on Bashir’s Second I.C.C. Arrest Warrant

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Along with the joint press statement released by the Save Darfur Coalition, the Enough Project at the Center for American Progress, Genocide Intervention Network, and the American Jewish World Service, many other organizations spoke out in reaction to a second I.C.C. arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir, issued last week, for crimes of genocide.

Armenian National Committee of America:

A.N.C.A. encouraged the international community to take steps to prevent the Sudanese government from retaliating against civilians, relief workers, and U.N. staff in reaction to the arrest warrant.

A.N.C.A. also expressed its concerns about the growing ties between the regimes in Ankara and Khartoum, noting the flow of weapons from Turkey to Sudan.

“‘Armenian Americans welcome the International Criminal Court’s decision today to indict Sudan’s President, Omar al Bashir, on charges of genocide,” said A.N.C.A. Executive Director Aram Hamparian. ‘We are hopeful that this indictment, the first ever issued by the ICC for genocide, will lead to both decisive action against the al-Bashir regime’s ongoing genocide against the people of Darfur, and, more broadly, to increased pressure on governments worldwide to work for a world in which genocide cannot be committed with impunity.’”

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum:

Calling the arrest warrant “an important step towards accountability,” the U.S.H.M.M. release added insight from Michael Abramowitz, Director of the Museum’s genocide prevention program:

“This is the first time that the International Criminal Court has accused a sitting head of state of genocide… Justice requires that President Al Bashir respond to these very serious charges against him… The Court action should not be used to justify retaliation against humanitarian groups who provide desperately needed assistance to innocent Sudanese citizens.”

(more…)

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Bashir Better “Hire a Good Lawyer”

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Obama Administration officials have made several statements in response to Monday’s announcement that the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a second arrest warrant for Sudanese President al-Bashir on three charges of genocide. Despite the fact that the United States is not a party to the Rome Statute, the ICC’s founding treaty, the Obama Administration has supported the Hague-based court and has repeatedly called upon Bashir to submit himself to the ICC.

On Tuesday, in an interview the South African Broadcasting Corporation, President Obama stated:

“We think that it is important for the government of Sudan to cooperate with the ICC.  We think that it is also important that people are held accountable for the actions that took place in Darfur that resulted in, at minimum, hundreds of thousands of lives being lost. We want to move forward in a constructive fashion in Sudan, but we also think that there has to be accountability, and so we are fully supportive of the ICC.”

In two separate speeches this week, attended by myself and another of my colleagues from Save Darfur, U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration spoke about the United States’ stance regarding the ICC arrest warrant. After hearing his remarks in person, it appears that Gration was misquoted in a Sudan Tribune article which cited another source claiming that Gration stated earlier this week:

“The decision by the ICC to accuse Sudanese president Omer Al-Bashir of genocide will make my mission more difficult and challenging especially if we realize that resolving the crisis in Darfur and South, issues of oil and combating terrorism at a 100%, we need Bashir”.

However, during the forum hosted by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom where Gration supposedly made that statement, a colleague who attended the event clarified that “General Scott Gration did not express dissatisfaction with the ICC’s decision to issue a second warrant for Omar al-Bashir’s arrest. In a response to a question posed by the audience, General Gration said that the ICC’s move would not change his work in Sudan very much. In no part of General Gration’s speech did he say that the arrest warrant on charges of genocide will make his mission more difficult and challenging.”

The above statements make it clear that the Obama Administration not only supports justice and accountability for perpetrators of human rights abuses but also the ICC judicial process. As Philip Crowley, the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Public Affairs, stated during the State Departments daily press briefing on Monday, it would be good for Bashir “to hire a good lawyer.” These statements of support by the President and others in his administration are most welcome. However, as encouraged in a joint statement issued Monday by the Save Darfur Coalition along with other human rights groups, the United States should now work with other UN Security Council members and ICC states parties to ensure that al-Bashir is apprehended.

Please take action by signing a petition to President Obama and Secretary Clinton to encourage their continued support for justice in Darfur and call on them to prevent any retaliation by the Government of Sudan against Darfuri civilians, aid workers or peacekeepers.

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Reading Roundup — July 13, 2010

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

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

Referendum on Southern Secession

Other Important Sudan Related News

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Genocide Arrest Warrant for Bashir: Take Action

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

1. Send a message to President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a second warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for three counts of genocide. When the first ICC warrant for al-Bashir’s arrest on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes was issued last year, the Khartoum regime retaliated, putting millions of civilians at risk. Take action today to prevent new retaliation, protect Darfuri civilians and support justice for Darfur.

2. Call Secretary of State Clinton through 1-800-GENOCIDE.

Ask Secretary Clinton to ensure that the United States leads the world in preventing the Government of Sudan from retaliating against civilians, peacekeepers, and aid workers in Darfur.

3. Spread the word about this new arrest warrant.

Tweet about it: The ICC issues a 2nd arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir – for crimes of #genocide http://ow.ly/2aaO0 #Sudan cc: @statedept & @whitehouse

Post a link to the ICC’s press release on your Facebook page: http://blogfordarfur.org/archives/4693 and include this quote from the press release: “there are reasonable grounds to believe [Omar al-Bashir] responsible for three counts of genocide committed against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups, that include: genocide by killing, genocide by causing serious bodily or mental harm and genocide by deliberately inflicting on each target group conditions of life calculated to bring about the group’s physical destruction.”

4. Support members of the Sudanese Diaspora gathering on Wednesday to protest Bashir’s continued flaunting of international justice.  More about the DC event is available here.

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Reactions from the Sudanese Government

Monday, July 12th, 2010

The Sudanese Government was predictably dismissive of the International Criminal Court’s decision today to issue another arrest warrant – this time on genocide charges – for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.  Let’s hope  a repeat in absurd rhetoric is the only thing Bashir repeats from the last time an arrest warrant was issued.

From the Sudanese Embassy:

The Real Threat to Justice Is the Political Tool That Disguises Itself as a Court

WASHINGTON, July 12

The so-called International Criminal Court (ICC) has resurfaced from its rightful place of insignificance to announce charges of genocide against President Omer al-Bashir, adding absurdity to the dubious accusations previously leveled against the president.

Mired in its dazzling hypocrisy and not in the least bit apologetic of this glaring double-standard, the caricature of a court mocks true justice as it has proven to uphold nothing more than a perversion of the universal values it pays lip service to. It wields no credibility, an essential component of any legitimate institution. Its constant cowering from the pursuit and condemnation of those who pose the real threat to justice has gained it nothing but contempt from the world’s majority and Africa, which has so far been the exclusive preying ground for the ICC.

Sudan deeply regrets that such a farce has to compound the more important issues the country is dealing with, especially when one considers the fact that we, like many others, aren’t signatories to the statute and therefore don’t recognize the court.

CONTACT:  Embassy of Sudan Press and Information Office, phone: +1-202-338-8565, or fax: +1-202-667-2406

Column Lynch and Bec Hamilton quote the Sudanese Ambassador to the U.N. in the Washington Post:

Sudan’s U.N. ambassador, Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamad, dismissed Monday’s ruling as another politically motivated effort by the court to undercut prospects for peace in Sudan and vowed never to surrender Bashir. “We condemn this in this strongest terms; it will only harden our resolve,” he said in an interview. “This court’s objective is to destroy chances for peace in Sudan; we’re not going to be bothered by it.”

Reed Stevenson has more for Reuters:

Abdalmahmoud Abdalhaleem, Sudan’s ambassador to the United Nations, called the new arrest warrant a “malignant and desperate attempt” to destabilize the country.

“We are confident that the Sudanese people and all peaceloving nations will ensure the demise of this criminal institution,” Abdalhaleem said in a statement, referring to the ICC.

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Reactions to the ICC’s Genocide Arrest Warrant for Omar al-Bashir

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Initial Word from the ICC:

The news broke online when the ICC issued a press release announcing its second arrest warrant against Omar al-Bashir, this time for three counts of genocide:

“[T]here are reasonable grounds to believe [Omar al-Bashir] responsible for three counts of genocide committed against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups, that include: genocide by killing, genocide by causing serious bodily or mental harm and genocide by deliberately inflicting on each target group conditions of life calculated to bring about the group’s physical destruction.”

Media Coverage:

After the ICC issued its press release, BBC News was among the first of the primary media outlets to report the story online. Traffic from those who took an early interest in the story made it one of the most frequently tweeted and posted internet sources for people looking for the essential information on Monday morning.

The Associated Press was also a frequently referenced information source among tweeters, bloggers, and Facebook users who wanted to spread the word about the warrant. In this article, AP reporter Mike Corder calls the three charges against al-Bashir “a move that will pile further diplomatic pressure on his isolated regime” and noted that this is the first time the ICC has issued charges of genocide.

CNN added commentary on the AU’s reaction to ICC charges against al-Bashir:

“The African Union this year urged the court to delay war crimes proceedings against Sudan’s president, saying a decision allowing genocide charges harms peace efforts. ‘The African Union has always emphasized its commitment to justice and its total rejection of impunity,’ it said in a statement in February. ‘At the same time, the AU reiterates that the search for justice should be pursued in a manner not detrimental to the search for peace. The latest decision by the ICC (International Criminal Court) runs in the opposite direction.’”

Reuters released a piece with statements from Sudanese officials later in the day:

“Bashir says the allegations made by the ICC, the world’s first permanent court for prosecuting war crimes, are part of a Western conspiracy. The ICC warrant was the first issued against a sitting head of state by the court.

Abdalmahmoud Abdalhaleem, Sudan’s ambassador to the United Nations, called the new arrest warrant a ‘malignant and desperate attempt’ to destabilize the country.

‘We condemn this move in strongest terms and we are confident that the Sudanese people and all peaceloving nations will ensure the demise of this criminal institution,’ Abdalhaleem said in a statement, referring to the ICC.”

(more…)

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ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Omar al-Bashir on Charge of Genocide

Monday, July 12th, 2010

This morning, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on the charge of genocide. In its press release the court said “there are reasonable grounds to believe [Omar al-Bashir] responsible for three counts of genocide committed against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups, that include: genocide by killing, genocide by causing serious bodily or mental harm and genocide by deliberately inflicting on each target group conditions of life calculated to bring about the group’s physical destruction.”

Read the full release from the ICC:

Pre-Trial Chamber I issues a second warrant of arrest against Omar Al Bashir for counts of genocide

ICC-CPI-20100712-PR557

Case:The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir
Situation:Darfur, Sudan

Today, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a second warrant of arrest against the President of Sudan, Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, considering that there are reasonable grounds to believe him responsible for three counts of genocide committed against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups, that include: genocide by killing, genocide by causing serious bodily or mental harm and genocide by deliberately inflicting on each target group conditions of life calculated to bring about the group’s physical destruction.

This second arrest warrant does not replace or revoke in any respect the first warrant of arrest issued against Mr Al Bashir on 4 March, 2009, which shall thus remain in effect. In the previous arrest warrant, the Chamber considered that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Al Bashir is criminally responsible for five counts of crimes against humanity (murder, extermination, forcible transfer, torture and rape) and two counts for war crimes (intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population as such or against individual civilians not taking direct part in hostilities, and pillaging).

On 4 March, 2009, Pre-Trial Chamber I had rejected the Prosecutor’s application in respect of the crime of genocide. On 6 July, 2009, the Prosecutor filed an appeal against this decision. On 3 February, 2010, the Appeals Chamber rendered its judgment on the Prosecutor’s appeal, reversing, by unanimous decision, Pre-Trial Chamber I’s decision of 4 March, 2009, to the extent that Pre-Trial Chamber I decided “not to issue a warrant of arrest in respect of the charge of genocide in view of an erroneous standard of proof”. The Appeals Chamber directed the Pre-Trial Chamber to decide anew whether or not the arrest warrant should be extended to cover the charge of genocide. Applying the standard of proof as identified by the Appeals Chamber, Pre-Trial Chamber I concluded today that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Al Bashir acted with specific intent to destroy in part the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups.

Pre-Trial Chamber I requests the Registrar of the Court to prepare a supplementary request for co-operation seeking the arrest and surrender of Mr Al Bashir for the counts contained in both the first and the second warrant of arrest, and transmit such a request to the competent Sudanese authorities, to all States Parties to the Rome Statute, and to all the United Nations Security Council members that are not States Parties to the Statute. The Registrar is also directed to transmit additional requests for the arrest and surrender of Omar Al Bashir to the Court to any other State as may be necessary.

The situation in Darfur was referred to the International Criminal Court by the United Nations Security Council’s resolution 1593, on 31 March, 2005. In this situation, four cases are being heard: The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Muhammad Harun (“Ahmad Harun”) and Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (“Ali Kushayb”)The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al BashirThe Prosecutor v. Bahar Idriss Abu Garda and The Prosecutor v. Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain and Saleh Mohammed Jerbo Jamus.

The International Criminal Court is the only permanent international court established with the mission to help put an end to impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole, namely the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, and thus to contribute to the prevention of such crimes.

Decision on the Prosecution’s Application for a Warrant of Arrest against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir

Second Decision on the Prosecution’s Application for a Warrant of Arrest

Judgment on the appeal of the Prosecutor against the “Decision on the Prosecution’s Application for a Warrant of Arrest against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir”

Warrant of Arrest for Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir

Second warrant of arrest for Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir

Case information sheet “The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir


For further information please contact Sonia Robla, Chief of Public Information and Documentation Section, at +31 (0)70 515-8089 or +31 (0) 6 46 44 87 26 or at sonia.robla@icc-cpi.int

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Justice for Al-Bashir

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

On Wednesday, July 14 at 12 pm (EST ) the Sudanese Diaspora and activists around the DC, Maryland and Virginia area will be coming to Lafayette Park (before the White House) to call on the U.S and the International community to bring Al-Bashir to justice and to ensure accountability for crimes committed in Darfur which is a necessary step towards reconciliation and sustainable peace for the people of Sudan.

Almost 2 years ago on July 14, 2008 the International Criminal Court (ICC) charged Omar Al-Bashir with orchestrating genocide against the people of Darfur and other marginalized cities in Sudan that were opposed to his regime. The charges against Al-Bashir include genocide and crimes against humanity. To date Al-Bashir has not been brought to justice or arrested for these charges and the people of Darfur and Sudan can not afford to wait any longer.

Come out and stand with the people of Sudan.

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Join the Sudanese Diaspora and Activists leaders on

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

@ 12:00 p.m

by

Lafayette Park

(Pennsylvania Ave and Jackson Pl, NW)

Washington, DC 20006

We are calling for:

“THE ARREST OF OMAR AL-BASHIR”

For more information contact Jimmy Mulla at jkmulla@gmail.com / 202.360.9324

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