by jeff | Jun 25, 2013 | Blog
June 19, 2013 This week the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing in which several experts from both the government and civil society organizations testified about the current human rights situation in Sudan. The hearing was chaired by James McGovern, a...
by jeff | Jun 24, 2013 | Blog
Ten years with no choice June 20, 2013 By: Haley Aubuchon Today is World Refugee Day. The UN adopted world Refugee Day in December 2000 and on this day we recognize the struggles, impossible decisions, and resilience of refugees around the world. The theme of this...
by jeff | May 11, 2013 | Blog
“My mother trapped between fires for ten years in Darfur” Please help Darfur Women Action Group speaks up for Darfur on this Mother’s Day Dear Friends and Supporters of Darfur Women Action Group, This mother’s day marks ten year since my mother has been caught up...
by jeff | Apr 4, 2013 | Blog
During the month of April, the international community remembers the victims of genocide and recognizes the horrendous crimes still being committed around the world. The genocide in Darfur began a decade ago this spring and despite international action the Sudanese...
by jeff | Feb 19, 2013 | Blog
By Eric Reeves The retreat on the part of the United Nations Security Council in responding to Khartoum’s continuous aerial military assaults on civilians in Darfur could not be clearer. In Resolution 1591 (March 2005) the Security Council had “demanded,”...
by jeff | Feb 12, 2013 | Blog
accelerated in recent weeks. This has created an insecurity that endangers not only millions of civilians—within and outside the camps for displaced persons—but humanitarian personnel. Most transportation corridors are unsafe without the heaviest of escorts. Whole...
