Monthly Archives: June 2009
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Darfur and the Elections Dilemma
One of the most encouraging outcomes from the last few weeks of consultations and hearings in Darfur and Khartoum, conducted by the African Union Panel, has ... -
Does “Save Darfur” Feed Darfur?
The Save Darfur Coalition is five years old this month. A couple of weeks ago it put out this announcement on Facebook: “June is Save Darfur’s ... -
The AU Panel and Civil Society: “There Is Nothing to Do But To Sit Around The Table.”
Across Darfur and in Khartoum over the last month, well over 2,000 leaders and representatives have interacted with the African Union Panel headed by President Mbeki. ... -
Sudan: Measuring the Drowned and the Saved
The conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan, along with the ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia, represents one of the ... -
“˜Genocide Industry’ has Hidden Agenda
“˜Attempts at equalising historical wrongs are often aimed at Holocaust obfuscation’ Lessons for Darfur from an unfortunately not-enough-known Nazi versus Stalinist crimes debate in Europe. The ... -
A Visit to Kober Prison
Any human rights activist who has worked on Sudan is familiar with the name Kober prison, the century-old British building which was “˜Cooper Prison’ for its ... -
On UNAMID’s Assessment of Mortality in Darfur
Just how credible are UNAMID monthly mortality figures? The unhappy truth is that UNAMID is weak, ineffectual, widely despised by Darfuris, and has a clear interest ... -
Lethal Violence in Darfur: May
I have continued to monitor closely the incidents involving fatalities in Darfur. The UNAMID monitoring reports are thorough. Cross-checking with other sources bears out the impression ... -
AU Panel in Zalingei: “It Went Well. We Told Them.”
The three former presidents who head the African Union Panel on Darfur are no strangers to conflict and controversy. President Pierre Buyoya made this clear to ... -
Darfur: Could a Woman be Sultan?
The AU Panel has spent between six and ten hours each day, for the last week, in meetings with large delegations from Darfurian civil society, native ...