Fwd: Fw: Sign Petition / 'Genocide' Olympics?
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Please take a couple minutes to sign this electronic petition urging the new U.N. Secretary General Ban to not only make Darfur a top priority rhetorically but facilitate overdue action.
Please send this on to others.
2) China continues to provide the government of Sudan with unwavering political and economic support. If China would relinquish this robust support ,the genocide would likely be over. These short articles asks whether the 2008 summer Olympics in Bejing should be renamed the "Genocide Olympics" ? http://David-kilgour.com/2006/Dec_18_2006_1.htm
3) Don't miss! Dr. Acol Dor , is a dynamic speaker and woman, who is a survivor of the longer civil war between North and South and is well-connected to the Gov't of South Sudan and SPLA. Being well-informed, she will be able to connect the significance of the tenuous peace agreement with the South and the ongoing genocide in Darfur. Along with being the inspiration for the creation of STAND , she has inspired many audiences with her own harrowing story of escape from Sudan. *****Tuesday, March 6, 7:00 p.m. ( for those in the Toronto area) ******* Amnesty International Group 164 is hosting Dr. Acol Dor of Canadians Against Slavery and Torture in Sudan (CASTS) on March 6 at 7:00 at the Riverdale Library, N-W corner of Gerrard and Broadview. Dr. Dor will update us, assisted by Nat Carnegie, Amnesty's Toronto-area Sudan coordinator, concerning the peace process which is in jeopardy in southern Sudan, and the hundreds of thousands who have died, and continue to die, in Darfur. He will answer vital questions: Is the southern peace agreement still viable? What is being done to control the janjiweed in Darfur? Is the African Union peace force relevant and effective? What is Canada's role, and what can we do as individuals?
New release and more news:
INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP - NEW MEDIA RELEASE Darfur: International Criminal Court Prosecutions Welcomed, Those Responsible Warned
Brussels, 27 February 2007: The International Crisis Group welcomes today's application by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to start proceedings against the Sudanese State Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Ahmad Muhammad Harun, and the militia/Janjaweed commander, Ali Kushayb, for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in West Darfur in 2003-2004. It is essential that those responsible for the atrocities in Darfur be held accountable. "It is particularly important that the Prosecutor is proceeding against a senior minister in the Khartoum government", says Nick Grono, Vice-President (Advocacy and Operations) of Crisis Group. "This is the first ICC prosecution of a government official, and it is a clear indication that the Government of Sudan – at senior levels – has played the central role in planning and carrying out the atrocities in Darfur". If and when arrest warrants are issued by the court, the Government of Sudan must comply and engage in the legal process. It also must ensure protection of victims and potential witnesses. The international community must continue to provide strong support for the ICC. In particular, it must ensure that the Government of Sudan complies with the legal process and provides protection to victims and witnesses. "The clear message from these prosecutions is that the world is watching, and the high and mighty are not immune", said Crisis Group President Gareth Evans. "Those who commit atrocities in Darfur or anywhere else are on notice that they will be held accountable". To find out more, visit our "Crisis in Darfur" page, which has links to Crisis Group's reports and opinion pieces on the conflict, details of our advocacy efforts to date, links to other resources, and information on what you can do to support Crisis Group's efforts. Contacts: Andrew Stroehlein (Brussels) 32 (0) 2 541 1635
Kimberly Abbott (Washington) 1 202 785 1601 The International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation covering over 50 crisis-affected countries and territories across four continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.
DARFUR NEWS Rebel Groups Prepared to Call A Ceasfire, Is Khartoum? (February 21, 2007)
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