Amnesty International today condemned an invitation extended by Turkey to Sudanese President Omar al Bashir to attend a meeting in Turkey, even though he is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
“President Omar al Bashir is a fugitive from international justice, charged with responsibility for crimes [...]

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Amnesty International today said the Sudanese government was responsible for the death and ill-treatment of a prisoner who died from tuberculosis in police custody last week.
Ahmed Suleiman Sulman died on 21 October at the police hospital to which he was taken from Kober prison in Khartoum two days before his death. His body was still [...]

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As a regional attack on the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) unfolds, all parties should respect international humanitarian law and LRA leaders accused of war crimes who surrender or are captured should be brought to trial.
According to news reports on December 14, 2008, Ugandan, Congolese, and Southern Sudanese [...]

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Whilst a presidential candidate Obama Barack promised “unstinting resolve” to end the genocide in Darfur. The savedarfur.org campaign are asking you to demonstrate to the President Elect that you back his “unstinting resolve” and call on him to:

Protection of civilians from violence, starvation and disease
Sustainable peace for all Sudan
Justice for victims and accountability for perpetrators

It [...]

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Recent claims by the Sudanese government that the situation in Darfur is improving are not borne out by reality, 15 organizations said in a report released today. In an effort to bolster their argument that the UN Security Council should suspend the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) consideration of an arrest warrant against President Omar al-Bashir, [...]

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Sudanese authorities have arrested and detained three human rights defenders in Khartoum, two of whom remain in detention. On November 24, 2008, Sudanese authorities in Khartoum summoned the three men to the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) offices, where they were detained and questioned about their human rights activities.
One, Amir Suliman, was released the [...]

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The request on November 20 by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for arrest warrants for three rebel leaders believed to be responsible for attacks on international peacekeepers in Darfur is an important step toward protecting those who protect civilians, Human Rights Watch said today.Repeated attacks on international peacekeepers have severely compromised the effectiveness [...]

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Reacting to today’s announcement by Sudanese President Omar al Bashir of an immediate ceasefire in the Darfur region, Amnesty International called on all parties to the conflict to grasp this as an opportunity to make tangible changes in the provision of protection for the Darfuri people.
“There have been several ceasefire declarations during the course of [...]

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Groups from 82 Countries Seek Urgent Reforms
As UN member states begin three days of debate on the rights of the child, more than 300 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from 82 countries called on the UN General Assembly to take urgent action to end executions for crimes committed by children, Human Rights Watch said today.
The vast majority [...]

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Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan, and Yemen Executed 32 for Crimes Committed as Children
Ending executions for crimes committed by children in just five countries would result in universal implementation of the prohibition on the juvenile death penalty, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Governments should use next week’s United Nations General Assembly [...]

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