Monthly Archives: December 2008
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Youth Power in the IDP Camps
“Angry Youths become a Force in Darfur,” by Neil MacFarquhar in The New York Times on December 20, describes an undercurrent of the ongoing war that ... -
Bashir Protects Sudan’s Capital with Water Trenches against JEM
The political shape in Sudan is tense. The humanitarian conditions are deteriorating and so is the security condition of the whole country. But there is no ... -
Protecting Darfurian Civilians, the ICC and the NCP
Human rights violations against civilians in Darfur have continued to be the focus of many reports, including the UN Human Rights Special Repporteur, the UN Under-Secretary ... -
Protection and Livelihoods: Important New Report
The Overseas Development Institute’s Humanitarian Policy Group has produced some of the best evidence-based analysis of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, including studies of how displaced ... -
The Case for Drought Preparedness
“The case for drought preparedness“ examines the vulnerability of Darfur’s towns, IDP camps and cities to years of low rainfall or drought in the context of ... -
Distortion, Destitution and Deforestation
Brendan Bromwich & Margie Buchanan-Smith This report by the UN Environment Programme highlight the impact of displacement and rapid urbanisation on the natural resources of Darfur, ... -
The Entire Range of Misery of Civilians Caught up in War
In 2000, an interviewer brought me a data form in the Eastern DR Congo reporting that two children had died of fear during an attack. I ... -
Addressing the Devastation
The killing of civilians is nothing new, writes Hugo Slim. A historic and global phenomenon, the killing of civilians does however seem more present than ever, ... -
Killing Civilians
This blog hosts occasional debates on significant books, relevant to Darfur and the wider questions that it raises. Killing Civilians: Method, Madness and Morality in War, ... -
Would states violate international law if they execute an arrest warrant against President Bashir?
It is widely believed that President Bashir will stop travelling abroad, fearing the execution of a (potentially sealed) ICC arrest warrant against him. Whilst cautious, from ...