by jeff | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog
http://www.darfurwomenaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/video-1492284441.mp4 Carla Ruas On April 30, 2006, 50,000 people gathered at the National Mall, in Washington, DC, to participate in the “Save Darfur” rally, an event planned to mobilize support...
by jeff | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog
http://www.darfurwomenaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/video-1492284464.mp4 Carla Ruas In the early 1980s, a communist militant group named Shining Path gained power in Peru, attracting a large number of followers and taking over territories in the...
by jeff | Apr 3, 2017 | Blog
Niemat Ahmadi Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir recently traveled to Jordan for the 28th summit of the Arab League. His presence was a stark contrast to 2014, when Jordan did not allow him to enter Amman, the capital of Jordan, to attend the summit. The reason for the...
by jeff | Mar 10, 2017 | Blog
by Adeena Eisen “This is not just a humanitarian issue,” said Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO of New America, a think-tank based in Washington D.C. Slaughter was referring to the international community’s handling of mass atrocities. On January 31, 2017, she...
by jeff | Mar 4, 2017 | Blog
On the 8th anniversary of Sudanese President al-Bashir’s arrest warrant, we at Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG) would like to express our grave concern regarding the continued impunity that the president enjoys. Despite the fact that the International Criminal...
by jeff | Feb 17, 2017 | Blog
Bijan Razzaghi Bloody vomiting, difficulty breathing, diarrhea, rashes on the skin, miscarriage among women and loss of vision. These are some of the symptoms described by the victims of chemical attacks in Jebel Marra, a region in Darfur, Sudan. According to a report...