KAMPALA – The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) together with its Sudanese member organizations, the African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and the Sudan Human Rights Monitor (SUHRIM), said thy deeply regret the refusal of the African Union (AU) to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC), as expressed at the 15th Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Kampala, Uganda, from 15 to 27 July 2010. The AU reiterated its call for the prosecution of Sudanese President Omar El Bashir to be deferred, as well as for Article 16 of the Rome Statute to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, August 2nd 2010 |
KARTHUM, Global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Chadian authorities to arrest wanted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and surrender him to the International Criminal Court, after it was reported that he arrived in Chad this week to attend a meeting of regional leaders. “Chad should not shield President al-Bashir from international justice”, said Christopher Hall, Amnesty International’s senior legal advisor. “His visit to Chad is an opportunity to enforce the arrest warrant and send a message that justice will prevail.” An arrest warrant for President Omar al Bashir was issued by the ICC on charges of genocide,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, July 23rd 2010 |
Northern and southern Sudanese leaders on Saturday said they would consider forming a confederation or a common market if southerners chose to declare independence in an upcoming referendum. Citizens of the country’s oil-producing south are six months away from a vote on whether to stay part of Sudan or split away as an independent state — a plebiscite promised in a 2005 accord that ended decades of north-south civil war. Leaders from the country’s dominant northern and southern parties on Saturday started formal negotiations on how they would divide oil revenues and other issues after the referendum. They told reporters... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, July 12th 2010 |
By Mike King – Tension, mistrust and the threat of a slide into war characterise Sudan’s security situation ahead of general elections set for April 2010 and an independence referendum for the South to be held in January 2011. The conduct and outcome of the polls will go a long way to determining if entrenched conflicts in southern Sudan and Darfur can be resolved peacefully or whether Sudan will revert to civil war. There have been numerous disputes between the North and South over the interpretation and implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement – signed in 2005 to end decades... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, July 5th 2010 |
By Shout-Africa – KARTHOUM- Both national and southern Sudanese authorities should investigate human rights abuses connected to its April 2010 elections and bring to justice those responsible, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Addressing the abuses is especially important as the country prepares for a referendum on self-determination in Southern Sudan, Human Rights Watch said. The 32-page report, “Democracy on Hold: Rights Violations in the April 2010 Elections,” documents numerous rights violations across Sudan by both northern and southern authorities in the period leading up to, during, and following the April elections. These abuses include restrictions... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, July 1st 2010 |
