by jeff | Jul 20, 2018 | Blog
The al-Bashir regime benefits from better relations with the West after signing deal to stop migration through Sudan into Europe. Yet the President’s own brother is intimately involved in running those very migration routes. The Government of Sudan announced earlier...
by jeff | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog
The United Nations security council is set to vote on renewing the mandate of the United Nations – African Union Hybrid Mission in Darfur tomorrow, on July 12th. UNAMID has served in Darfur since it was founded in July of 2007. Most recently, UNAMID’s mandate was...
by jeff | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog
On Monday this week, Sudan Tribune reported that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir attended the inauguration ceremony of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Bashir was indicted in 2009 by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, war crimes,...
by jeff | Jun 28, 2018 | Blog
On Wednesday, June 20th, Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda briefed the United Nations Security Council regarding the progress of the ICC investigation of Darfur, pursuant to UNSCR 1593. She began her testimony with an admonishment of the...
by jeff | Jun 19, 2018 | Blog
It was a serene evening at a crowded market in the village HigairTunu, South Darfur. This place was frequented by families- mothers, fathers, children and the elderly who greeted their neighbors and friends as they exchanged news of the community and purchased their...
by jeff | May 14, 2018 | Blog
At the age of 19, Noura Hussein has been sentenced to die. A court in Sudan ruled that she was guilty of premeditated murder and thus was given the death penalty, execution by hanging. Of course, this is the end of a story that has been determined by widespread...