Thanks to SAVE DARFUR Latest News: http://www.savedarfur.org/go.php?q=latestNews.htmlLatest News - June 2, 2005
Bush once again cites genocide in Darfur http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/interna.asp?idnews=28910Inter Press ServiceBreaking nearly six months of silence on the issue, U.S. President George W. Bush reaffirmed Wednesday his belief that "genocide" is taking place in Darfur, Sudan, but gave no indication that his administration is prepared to pursue aggressive efforts to stop it.
Tribal violence in Darfur overshadows peace moves, hampers aid http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVIU-6CYFCQ?OpenDocumentReliefWebGrowing tribal conflict in Sudan's strife torn region of Darfur is overshadowing peace efforts involving the Sudanese government and local rebels, a senior Red Cross official said Thursday.
African Union urges more help for Darfur http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKEE-6CYKH4?OpenDocumentReliefWebThe African Union (AU) on Thursday urged wealthy nations to donate more for the war-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur, saying they had not pledged enough to help end the suffering there. AU Peace and Security Commissioner Said Djinnit said that he was "not satisfied" with the US $300 million additional cash pledged by donors recently to end one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters.
Sanctions for Darfur stalled in committeehttp://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/06/02/darfur11066_txt.htm Human Rights WatchTwo months after resolving to impose sanctions for Darfur, U.N. Security Council members have failed to expedite the appointment of a sanctions panel to identify individuals responsible for violence in the western Sudanese region, Human Rights Watch said today.
Students and states seek to end genocide in Sudan through divestment campaigns http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/article1722.htmlSocialfunds.comStudents urge Stanford University to follow in the footsteps of Harvard University by divesting, and urge California senators to pass legislation like Illinois did.
African Union delegation tours Darfurhttp://www.politinfo.com/articles/article_2005_06_02_1744.html Politinfo.comAn African Union delegation headed to Sudan's war-torn Darfur region Thursday to assess the humanitarian situation there. Meanwhile, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick is planning to visit Darfur and the Sudanese capital Friday.
CIA creates alliance with Sudanhttp://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050602-123812-5347r.htm United Press InternationalThe United States has forged a close intelligence partnership with Sudan despite Khartoum's role in the mass killings in Darfur. The Sudanese government has publicly confirmed it is working with the Bush administration and the CIA, the Los Angeles Times said Wednesday.
World Food Program says 3.5 million people hungry in Darfur http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=8682204ReutersThe number of people in Sudan's Darfur region who need food has jumped to 3.5 million -- more than half of the population -- as rural families join refugees in the hunger line, the United Nations said on Thursday. The U.N. World Food Program (WFP) will seek an additional $96 million for Darfur, bringing its budget to $563 million for the year, according to Holdbrook Arthur, WFP regional director for East and Central Africa.
Refugees International Urges Government of Sudan to Cease Harassment of MS posted by
ayeshahaqqiqa and the link to the discussion at the DU is:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=129480Note: Refugees International is a refugee advocate organization getting no funds from any government. Check out the link and the entire website for more information on refugee situations around the world06/01/2005Refugees International Urges Government of Sudan to Cease Harassment of MS Staffhttp://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/5942The Government of Sudan’s detention of Médecins Sans Frontières Holland’s director for Sudan, Paul Foreman, and the group's Darfur coordinator, Vincent Hoedt, a day after the Secretary-General Kofi Annan left the country, is an affront to the Secretary General and yet another example of the Government’s unwillingness to accept international human rights standards. The two aid workers were detained on charges of publishing false reports, undermining society, and spying after the release of their report, “The Crushing Burden of Rape: Sexual Violence in Darfur,” which was published on March 8, 2005. The report documented the plight of the hundreds of women and girls seeking medical care following rape and sexual violence in Darfur, but did not directly implicate the Government of Sudan."
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And as a result of the outcry:
From the
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Wednesday, June 01, 2005http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4600337.stm"
Sudan drops MSF charges after international outcry Good news. BBC confirms today charges are to be dropped against two aid workers in Darfur accused of falsifying a report on rape, diplomats say. BBC report extracts:
The arrests led to an international outcry, which the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Khartoum says seems to have forced the Sudanese government into a u-turn.
In Khartoum, United Nations special envoy Jan Pronk met both the president and foreign minister. He is said to have received assurances that all charges would be dropped.
'Smear campaign'
The BBC's Martin Plaut, who recently travelled to Darfur, says that many Sudanese believe Western aid workers have given information on alleged human rights abuses in Darfur to the United Nations, which has passed a sealed list of 51 war crimes suspects to the International Criminal Court.
On Tuesday, Mr Pronk condemned the "smear campaign" in Sudanese newspapers against aid workers, accusing them of fabricating reports of rape.
Human Rights Watch Africa director Peter Takirambudde said Mr Foreman's arrest was "a perfect illustration of how far the Sudanese government is prepared to go to silence criticism and deny its own responsibility for massive atrocities in Darfur."
Tags: Darfur Khartoum Sudan MSF Kofi Annan Jan Pronk BBC Africa UN Bush Says More Funding for Africa "Doesn't Fit Our Budget Process" posted by
journalist3072 and the discussion at the DU is at:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3773230Bush Says More Funding for Africa "Doesn't Fit Our Budget Process" snip from Washington Post article:" Bush rebuffed British Prime Minister Tony Blair's efforts to persuade the world's wealthiest nations to double aid to Africa. Blair, who is scheduled to meet with Bush in Washington next week, wants to raise an additional $50 billion per year to help African nations.
"It doesn't fit our budgetary process," Bush said.
Entire article at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/01/AR2005060101725.html?referrer=emailWhat an a*s Bush is! More funding for Africa doesn't fit his "budget process?" I think instead of process, he should have said priority. Because that's what he meant--more funding for Africa is not his priority (or interest)."
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