Darfur Alert

Darfur: Using Mosque for Torture in Nyala!

2006-10-10T12:34:00.000-07:00

"when I arrived there I found many other people already inside the mosque with me... among them there was Sharif Hussein Sharif, the TV Gezira reporter, and Hassan, a teacher I know from Umm Tekkaina village".

The only difference between those detained inside the mosque and those in other cells was the degree of blessings and rewards for the daily prayers!

Those detained in regular cells envied us since we had the privileges of praying in a mosque even though we get tortured in that same place!These were some of the thoughts crossed the mind of Ishaq Hamaza Alshayib when he was brought to the HQ of the General Security in Nyala, Southern Darfur in may 2006...

All cells were occupied with Darfurian activists who were peacefully protesting the injustice against their people and community... to his surprise he found that the mosque was also used as a detention and torture place just like other places of that disgusting location in Nyala close by Alde'in road.

"When our group arrived at the HQ, we found 7 of our student colleagues already there and more than a dozen of security thugs in the middle of their 'party' reception. They were beating them up using sticks, canes, electric wires, polythene pipes, etc".

Ishaq wrote a report documenting his torture experience that continued for more than 3 weeks, and I received the report verbally by phone from a woman activist in Nyala "I want to let the world know that torture is happening as a daily practice inside the HQ of the Security in Nyala...they may closed down the Ghost Houses in Khartoum, but they open many here in Darfur" she said.

Methods of Torture:Sit Alaraqi; Arnab Nutt; Tisa'a Ista'id; kicks by military boots targeting testicles; Alberish: a beating to target the kidneys areaAlbatth; flogging on the back and legs ; Alfalaqa: an ancient Egyptian method of torture; Telefonco: a Latin American method of torture by continuous slapping on the ears; Threat of sexual abuse by using metal/glass object, etc.

Ishaq reported that he noticed many of the Government's Party members were part of the torture 'event' and they were actually leading torture in some occasions.

"you have to confess and tell us the structure of the Democratic Front on Campus otherwise we will sodomize you using this glass bottle and let everyone on campus know that we 'fucked' you"... Ishaq wrote this sentence on a piece of paper and sent it to a group of human rights monitors in Khartoum, who handed it to me before I left in June 2006.

On the UN Torture Survivors Week, let's all work harder to bring these scumbags to trial and hold those responsible of the recent torture crimes against Ishaq Alshaib; Omer Taj; and Mohamed Adam.

Please write to Ms. Priscilla Joseph Kuch, Chiar of the Human Rights Committee in the National Assembly:priscillakuch@hotmail.com
She is a strong voice for human rights within SPLM in Khartoum

We succeeded before in closing down the notorious Citibank Ghost House in Khartoum, let's close the new Citibank in Nyala

mohamed elgadi
http://ghosthouses.blogspot.com

Fear for the life of Sudanese detainee

2006-10-06T08:02:00.000-07:00

read more on the development of this case here:
http://www.sudaneseonline.com/cgi-bin/sdb/2bb.cgi?seq=msg&board=60&msg=1159728018

http://www.sudaneseonline.com/cgi-bin/sdb/2bb.cgi?seq=msg&board=60&msg=1159888910

The Sudannese community and Darfur friends are calling for a protest rally on 10/13/06 in front of the UN in NYC
Contact Mr. Tigani Abuelgasim for more info on the rally: 267-257-1290

Urgent: Action needed to release Mr. Abu al-Ghassem

2006-09-28T08:58:00.000-07:00

Abu al-Ghassem Ahmad Abu al-Ghassem, is the eldest brother of Tigani Abulgasim of DAC. His middle brother was also detained by the security forces in Khartoum.

Darfurian activists in the US and Canada asking for immediate action to stop the dportation of Mr. Abu al-Ghassem, and requesting activists to acll the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Washington, DC.
Pls read below the Amnesty International Alert on this case.

Fear of forcible return/Fear of Torture or Ill-treatment

SAUDI ARABIA
Abu al-Ghassem Ahmad Abu al-Ghassem, aged about 52 years.

Amnesty International is concerned that Abu al-Ghassem Ahmad Abu al-Ghassem, Sudanese national, is at imminent risk of being forcibly returned to Sudan by the authorities in Saudi Arabia. If sent back to Sudan, he may be at risk of torture, incommunicado detention, and unfair trial.

Abu al-Ghassem Ahmad Abu al-Ghassem, a political opponent of the Sudanese government and member of a faction of the Sudan Liberation Army, an armed political group in Darfur that did not sign the Darfur Peace Agreement, was arrested by the Saudi Arabian security forces on 26 September at his home in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where he lived for 28 years. His place of detention is unknown and is believed to be detained in incommunicado detention. The reason for his arrest is unclear but is believed to be connected to a speech he gave at the Sudanese Embassy about a week earlier in which he criticised the Sudanese government.

Abulgasem Ahmed Abulgasem
Date and place of birth: Kutum, Darfur 1950
Social status: Married with four children
Occupation: Engineer
Place of current residence: Jeddah Saudi Arabia, for 28 Years
Date and place of arrest: Jeddah, Tuesday September 26, 2006

Oct 5th: Fast for Darfur

2006-09-25T13:05:00.000-07:00

http://www.timetoprotect.org/
Join these notable fasters in DarfurFast:

Don Cheadle (Actor: Hotel Rwanda, Oceans Eleven)
Allison Janney (Actress: C.J. Cregg from "West Wing")
John Prendergast (Sr. Advisor for ICG)
Anthony Lake (former National Security Advisor)
Mia Farrow (Actress: Rosemary's Baby, The Omen)
Mira Sorvino (Academy Award Winning Actress)
Nicholas Kristof (NY Times writer)

and many others...
on a different note, below is an Arabic Translation to the gobal rallies for Darfur on 9/17

للاتصال: ماهديس كيشافرز، شركة ربتايد، +011-212-260-
نداءات من حول العالم للحشد من أجل حماية سكان إقليم دارفور

فعاليات في 32 بلدا: تعبير واسع عن التضامن العالمي من أستراليا إلى زامبيا
الآلاف سيرتدون قبعات زرقاء للمناداة بقوات تابعة للأمم المتحدة

نيويورك -- كرد على الوضع المتردي في إقليم دارفور ستقيم المجتمعات في مختلف أنحاء العالم فعاليات هذا الأحد، 17 سبتمبر/أيلول، كجزء من اليوم العالمي لدارفور من أجل إظهار الدعم الدولي لسكان إقليم دارفور، والضغط على الحكومات في العالم، وخاصة الحكومة السودانية، لحماية الأهالي هناك.
وقد تم التخطيط لإقامة فعاليات في 32 بلدا، ويزداد عدد هذه الفعاليات يوميا. ويقوم المزيد من الناس بالحث على تنظيم الفعاليات عالميا في الوقت الذي يزداد فيه توجه الحكومة السودانية حدة كما يدلل عليه استعدادها لحملة عسكرية ورفضها للسماح بانتشار قوات حفظ سلام تابعة للأمم المتحدة في الإقليم. وتتراوح هذه الفعاليات من مسيرات شموع صغيرة إلى تجمعات عارمة يحضرها الآلاف. وتوجد قائمة بكامل الفعاليات أدناه. وقد تم اختيار يوم 17 أيلول/سبتمبر لأنه يصادف موعد بدء اجتماعات الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة والذكرى السنوية الأولى لتعهد 150 حكومة خلال مؤتمر القمة العالمي للأمم المتحدة في نيويورك بالمسؤولية لحماية‘ الناس المهددين بخطر الإبادة الجماعية.
يقول الأسقف ديسموند توتو الحائز على جائزة نوبل للسلام والذي يدعم التحركات المصاحبة لليوم العالمي ”من كيب تاون إلى لندن، ومن موسكو إلى نيويورك يتساءل المواطنون المعنيون لماذا لم يتم تطبيق قرارات مجلس الأمن التابع للأمم المتحدة بخصوص إقليم دارفور حتى الآن. فنحن ما زلنا ننتظر إعلان منطقة حظر جوي وعقوبات موجهة ضد مهندسي الإبادة الجماعية، وإحالات إلى محكمة جرائم الحرب الدولية. فلا عجب أن حكومة الخرطوم تشكك بعزم المجتمع الدولي، وتجرؤ على عدم السماح بدخول قوات حفظ السلام التابعة للأمم المتحدة إلى الإقليم.“
بالرغم من أن هذه الفعاليات قد تتباين في حجمها ونطاقها، إلا أنه سيكون هناك أفكارا رئيسية مشتركة فيما بينها. ستقوم جميع هذه الفعاليات بالمطالبة بحماية المدنيين وعدد من السياسات الأخرى. (اقرأ بيان السياسة العامة الخاص باليوم العالمي لدارفور على الرابط التالي: http://www.dayfordarfur.org/Our_Goals.htm) وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، فإن المشاركين في جميع أنحاء العالم -- والأفراد في كل مكان -- مدعون إلى ارتداء قبعات زرقاء في يوم 17 أيلول/سبتمبر؛ حيث أن قوات حفظ السلام التابعة للأمم المتحدة تتميز عند دخولها إلى مناطق الصراع بارتدائها خوذا وقبعات زرقاء اللون. وكذلك هناك موقع ”القبعات الزرقاء على شبكة الإنترنت“ حيث يتسنى للناس في مختلف أرجاء العالم من خلاله وضع صورة لهم ولصق صورة قبعة زرقاء متحركة عليها. عنوان موقع القبعة الزرقاء الإلكتروني هو: www.dayfordarfur.org.
يقول السناتور روميو دالير، قائد قوات حفظ السلام التابعة للأمم المتحدة في رواندا في الفترة ما بين 1993-1994، والذي سيكون من بين المتحدثين في إحدى الفعاليات في تورونتو، ”يعد تأثير اليوم العالمي لدارفور مهما لأن الإرادة السياسية للشعوب وللأنظمة الديمقراطية يتم التأثير فيها من قبل الناس.“
كما حثت المديرة التنفيذية للكونغرس الأمريكي الإسلامي، زينب السويج، أعضاء المنظمة والمسلمين في جميع أنحاء العالم على المشاركة في الفعاليات. وتقول السويج بأن تجربة نشأتها في العراق تجعلها ”أكثر التزاما لأن تكون فاعلة في وضع حد للتطهير العرقي في إقليم دارفور. فينبغي لقلقنا على أهالي دارفور أن يكون متجذرا في اتباعنا لحقوق الإنسان واحترام الكرامة الإنسانية.“
تتضمن أبرز أحداث اليوم العالمي الفعاليات التالية:
في كيغالي، رواندا، سيكون هناك تجمعا عند فندق الإنتركونتننتال في وسط كيغالي تتبعه مسيرة إلى المدرسة الفنية الحكومية -- وهي موقع قاعدة الأمم المتحدة أثناء الإبادة الجماعية التي وقعت في رواندا، حيث تم ارتكاب مجزرة بحق الكثير من الناس عندما انسحبت الأمم المتحدة.
في القاهرة، مصر، ستنظم مجموعة من الطلاب فعاليات تقام في عطلة نهاية الأسبوع في الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة وتتضمن حفل موسيقي وراقص بمصاحبة أغان تقليدية من إقليم دارفور. كما سيستضيف مركز القاهرة لدراسات حقوق الإنسان ندوة حول الوضع في إقليم دارفور ورد الحكومة السودانية على قرار الأمم المتحدة رقم 1706 يوم الأحد بمشاركة خبراء مرموقين.
في بنوم بنه، كمبوديا، سيكون هناك تجمعا ومسيرة شموع؛ وسيرتدي بعض المشاركين قمصانا تقول ”نحن ضحايا الإبادة الجماعية في كمبوديا، ونحن نقف ضد القتل الجماعي في دارفور.“
في تورونتو، كندا، سيتحدث الجنرال روميو دالير إلى تجمع بوسط المدينة بمعية امرأة من دارفور، وطالب ناشط، وفرقة كندية موسيقية للمساعدة على رفع مستوى الوعي بأزمة إقليم دارفور.
في المنامة، البحرين، سيعقد التحالف البحريني من أجل المحكمة الجنائية الدولية مؤتمرا صحفيا في مقر جمعية المحامين البحرينية، كما سيجمع تواقيعا على عريضة سيسار تقديمها إلى السفارة السودانية في البحرين.
في لندن، إنجلترا، ستكون هناك تجمعات عند مقر السفارة السودانية، وصلاة مشتركة بين الأديان عند بوابات داوننغ ستريت تتضمن أدعية كتبها الأسقف ديسموند توتو والشيخ إبراهيم موغرا.
في نيويورك، الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، ستكون وزيرة الخارجية السابقة مادلين أولبرايت من ضمن المتحدثين في تجمع كبير في سنترال بارك. وقد قدم كل من الشيخ إبراهيم موغرا، وهو إمام في ليستر وعضو في مجلس مسلمي بريطانيا، والأسقف ديسموند توتو الأدعية ليوم 17 أيلول/سبتمبر:
قم بتحميل أدعية الأسقف ديسموند توتو
قم بتحميل أدعية الشيخ إبراهيم موغرا
أفريقيا
أثيوبيا: أديس أبابا -- حلقة نقاشية وعرض لفيلم عن ميدان ميسكل.
غامبيا: بانجول -- تجمع تتبعه مسيرة تنطلق من ويستفيلد إلى إستاد الاستقلال.
غانا: أكرا -- مسيرة سلمية تنتهي عند مقر البرلمان القديم (منظمة العفو الدولية غانا)
نيجيريا: أبوجا -- تجمع ”صلوات من أجل دارفور“ عند الجامع الوطني والمركز المسكوني الوطني. وعرض لفيلم ”هوتيل رواندا“؛ بالإضافة إلى تجمع عند السفارة السودانية في أبوجا.
رواندا: كيغالي -- تجمع عند فندق الإنتركونتننتال في وسط كيغالي تتبعه مسيرة إلى المدرسة الفنية الحكومية -- وهي موقع قاعدة الأمم المتحدة أثناء الإبادة الجماعية التي وقعت في رواندا، حيث تم ارتكاب مجزرة بحق الكثير من الناس عندما انسحبت الأمم المتحدة.
سنغال: دكار -- حفل موسيقي يوم 17 أيلول/سبتمبر تحييه فرق الراب وموسيقيون شباب.
تنزانيا: دار السلام -- حلقة نقاشية بمشاركة المعلق آدم سيمبي من أسبوعية ”هذا الأسبوع من المنظور“ وخبراء آخرون يتبعها مسيرة يحضرها متحدثون وتصحبها الموسيقى.
زامبيا: لوساكا -- مسيرة تنظمها منظمة العفو الدولية يوم 18 أيلول/سبتمبر
آسيا/أستراليا
أستراليا: ملبورن -- ندوة، وعرض فيلمي، ومظاهرة رمزية (بدعم من الشرطة) عند تقاطع سوانستن وشارع بيرك.
كمبوديا: بنوم بنه -- تجمع ومسيرة شموع، سيرتدي بعض المشاركين قمصانا تقول ”نحن ضحايا الإبادة الجماعية في كمبوديا، ونحن ضد القتل الجماعي في دارفور.“
الصين: هونغ كونغ -- منتدى عام (منظمة العفو الدولية ومنظمة التبادل المدني)
قيرغيزستان: بيشكيك -- نقاش على مائدة مستديرة.
ماليزيا: كوالالمبور -- سيقدم الناشطون اقتراحا للبرلمان.
منغوليا :أولانباتار -- فعالية عامة وكتابة وتوجيه رسالة إلى الدول الأعضاء في مجلس الأمن.
أوروبا
بلجيكا: بروكسل -- تجمع أمام السفارة السودانية ثم مسيرة (على الدراجات الهوائية) للتجمع خارج السفارة الصينية.
الدنمارك: كوبنهاجن -- تجمع عام ومعرض للصور بدعم من منظمة العفو الدولية. وسيتم عرض هذه الصور ببثها على أسطح البنايات، وستقوم الفرق بارتداء الخوذ الزرقاء في الشوارع يوميا وحتى 30 أيلول/سبتمبر، بالإضافة إلى جمع التواقيع وتوزيع بطاقات المعايدة في كوبنهاجن ومدن أخرى.
إنجلترا: لندن -- تجمعات كبيرة عند السفارتين السودانية والصينية، صلاة مشتركة بين الأديان عند بوابات داوننغ ستريت.
فرنسا: باريس -- تجمع ومعرض صور في الهواء الطلق في باحة نافورة الأبرياء.
ألمانيا: برلين، برن، بون (3) -- ستعقد جمعية الشعوب المهددة مؤتمرا صحفيا يوم 18 أيلول/سبتمبر (برلين)، تجمع عام مع عرض صور كبيرة لوجوه اللاجئين من قبل منظمة العفو الدولية (بون).
ايرلندا: دبلن -- مسيرة إضاءة شموع ومسيرة إلى كنيسة القديسة آن، عرض لفيلم ”هوتيل رواندا.“
هولندا: لاهاي -- مسيرة تنطلق من سنترال ستيشن وصولا إلى مقر البرلمان.
النرويج: أوسلو -- معرض عن أهالي دارفور الذين قضوا، توقيع رسالة.
الشرق الأوسط
مصر: القاهرة -- مسيرة شموع وعرض فيلمي في الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة. ندوة في مركز القاهرة لدراسات حقوق الإنسان.
البحرين: المنامة -- مؤتمر صحفي وتوقيع عريضة عامة في مقر جمعية المحامين البحرينية.
أمريكيا الشمالية
كندا: كالغاري، مونتريال، أوتاوا، تورونتو، فانكوفر -- تجمع ومسيرة شموع طوال الليل عند المبنى الفدرالي (كالغاري)؛ تجمع وحفل موسيقي (مونتريال)؛ تجمع (أوتوا)؛ تجمع مع الجنرال روميو دالير - وامرأة من إقليم دارفور، وطالب ناشط، وفرقة موسيقية كندية (تورونتو) تجمع في صالة عرض فانكوفر الفنية (فانكوفر)
الولايات المتحدة: دي موين، فورت وين، لاس فيغاس، لوس أنجيلس، مدينة نيويورك، سان فرانسيسكو، سياتل -- سيعقد تحالف أنقذوا دارفور تجمعا وحفلا موسيقيا في سنترال بارك في مدينة نيويورك. ومن أجل معرفة المزيد من الفعاليات المقامة في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، قم بزيارة:

www.savedarfur.org/now/eventsoutsideofnyc.

ولمعرفة المزيد من المعلومات عن اليوم العالمي لدارفور، قم بزيارة:

www.dayfordafur.org

October 5th: National Ramadan Day for Darfur

2006-09-22T13:43:00.000-07:00

On behalf of the Darfurian communities in the United States, we would like to invite your org to join us during the holy month of Ramadan in remembering the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in Darfur over the last three years and in praying for a quick and peaceful resolution to this enduring tragedy in our homeland.

As you may know, Darfur has been embroiled in a deadly conflict since 2003. At least four hundred thousand people have been killed; more than two million innocent civilians have been forced to flee their homes and now live in displaced-persons camps in Sudan or in refugee camps in neighboring Chad; and more than three million men, women, and children are completely reliant on international aid for survival.

In order to shed light on the genocide and educate our communities, we ask that your organization make Thursday, October 5, 2006, a day to draw attention to the conflict that has ravaged our friends, family, and country for too long. Some national Muslim organizations have already agreed to work with our communities on this day to promote Darfur awareness and activism. These organizations will ask their members and contacts to organize a Ramadan IFTAR on this Thursday night during Ramadan and then ask their network of Imams to deliver Khutbhat Al-Juma'a about Darfur the next day. Darfurians from across the country will attend these events to provide eye witness accounts about the conflict in Darfur and to share testimonials about the suffering of their friends and families.

It is our hope that your org and other national and local Muslim organizations will help us coordinate even more Iftars and Khutbhat Al-Juma'a on these days. At the same time, the Save Darfur Coalition has also offered to provide some form of subsidization to help facilitate Iftars and the transportation for Darfurians to these gatherings. In addition, the Coalition will invite via email its 400,000 activists and 175 Coalition members to participate in this day by asking them to fast in memory of Darfur. The Coalition will also share information with these individuals and groups about planned interfaith Iftars across the country on this day. The national student organization for Darfur advocacy, Students Taking Action Now: Darfur (STAND), has already begun to reach out to students and Muslim Student Associations (MSA) on campuses across the country.

As a leading voice in the American Muslim community, your organization's participation in our efforts to bring together the Muslim, Darfuri, and activist communities would be instrumental. If your organization would like to unite with us on this day, please email Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim of the Darfur Alert Coalition at mibrahim@afsc.org and (215) 241-7128; and Sean Brooks of the Save Darfur Coalition at sean@savedarfur.org and (202) 478-6197.

Sean has been working closely with our organizations, including in the coordination of a joint letter that we sent to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan two weeks ago. We have included the letter and press release, which outline the demands that our community has for the international community.

We thank you for your consideration of this request, and hope that you will join us during the special time of Ramadan to call attention to the mass suffering of our people.

Sincerely,

Mr. Motasim Adam
President
Darfur People’s Association of New York

Dr. Abdeljabar Adem
President
Darfur Human Rights Organization of the USA

Dr. Mahmoud Braima
President
Darfur Association in the United States

Mr. Suliman Giddo
President
Darfur Peace and Development

Ms. Blanche Foster
on behalf of the Board of Directors
Darfur Rehabilitation Project

Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Darfur Alert Coalition

Mr. Bakheit Shata
Executive Director
Darfur Community Organization (Nebraska)

Mr. Mohamed Yahya
Chairman
Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy
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Save Darfur Faith Action Packets
We have produced a guide to help you mobilize your congregation to help the people of Darfur. These specialized packets provide sample prayers, sermons and congregational bulletin inserts that you can modify to best serve your house of worship.
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Darfur Exhibit in Worcester, MA

2006-09-08T13:22:00.000-07:00

OPENING Wednesday, September 13, 2006
6 – 8 p.m.

Children of Darfur
September 13 – September 20

An exhibition of photos and crayon drawings depicting the horrors of the genocide in Darfur, Sudan as seen through the hearts and eyes of refugee children.

Speakers start at 6:30 on September 13:

Abu Assal Abu Assal,
Sudanese, Darfurian, Activist
History of the conflict/current events

Magda Ahmed,

Sudanese, Activist Women’s issues in Sudan

Lisa Weinberg,

Human Rights Lawyer
Introduction and Plight of Sudanese Refugees

Senator Harriette Chandler
Divestment from Sudan

This exhibit is a pre-kick-off to the Worcester African Cultural Festival September 15 – 17, 2006. For more information about the festival, the exhibit, or for directions see:
http://www.african-museum.org/afc2006.htm.
For more information call Lisa at 508-755-6037.

Worcester African Cultural Center
33 Canterbury Street, Worcester, MA
Ph. 508-757-7727 or e-mail:
amoreno@african-museum.com

Demonstration at UN Tomorrow in NYC

2006-09-07T15:29:00.000-07:00

WAIT OR ACT?
ENDGAME to Genocide in Darfur

Sudanese and Americans Unite to Call for Action on Darfur

When: Friday, September 8th, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where: Ralph Bunche Park across the street from the UN (43rd and First Ave. NY).
Who: Africa Action, The Darfur People's Association of New York, Darfur Vigil Group of New York, Shine A Ray of Hope and The Darfur Alert Coalition

"There will be no progress in saving Darfur until the world finds the will to take seriously the need to deploy a significant, robust protection force to Darfur, with or without Khartoum’s consent. The genocidal endgame has begun in Darfur. Given current diplomatic inertia, there will be little to do but estimate the number of dead and dying---and it will be a 'long day’s dying' indeed." Eric Reeves

grassroots groups challenge world leaders to protect the innocent
The showdown between the UN Security Council and the Government of Sudan has come to a head. The grassroots movement to end the genocide in Darfur issues the "Grassroots Call to Action for Darfur" and calls for a Demonstration on Friday, September 8th in anticipation of the Government of Sudan and the Arab League presenting their case to resist U.N. Peacekeepers to protect Darfur before the UN Security Council on Monday, September 11th. This is the moment for world leaders to find the courage to put people before politics or bear the shame of intentionally allowing Darfur to become the next Rwanda.

Africa Action, The Darfur People's Association of New York, Darfur Vigil Group of New York, Shine A Ray of Hope and The Darfur Alert Coalition are sponsoring this demonstration at the UN to deliver the Call to Action to the UN Security Council on Friday, September 8th, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM at Ralph Bunch Park across the street from the UN (43rd and First Ave. NY). There will be a special program from noon to 1:00 PM

grassroots call to action for darfur
We are gravely concerned about the mortal danger faced by millions of innocent civilians in Darfur. We demand that the United Nations Security Council immediately deploy a robust peacekeeping force to stop the genocide in Darfur, with or without the consent of the Government of Sudan, providing this force with a clear mandate and effective capability to protect the civilian population and to ensure access to humanitarian assistance.

Background Note: The UN Security Council has affirmed its responsibility to protect innocent civilians in Darfur. UN member states must support the immediate implementation of Resolution 1706, starting with a fully equipped rapid reaction force to be deployed in Darfur by October 1, 2006 when the mandate expires for the current African Union peacekeeping force. The UN also must establish an atmosphere of security for uprooted persons to safely return to their homes.

محاكمة البشير في نيويورك .... URGENT CALL!

2006-09-05T15:54:00.000-07:00

from: http://www.sudaneseonline.com/cgi-bin/sdb/2bb.cgi?seq=msg&board=60&msg=1156426691

Re: محاكمة البشير في نيويورك ....!URGENT (Re: Mohamed Elgadi)
Friends and human rights advocates,We need your help....We are in the process of building the case against the Bashir regime... the Trial will take place in NYC very soon..we need your testimony ASAP... رجاء ارسال شهادتكم كشهود عيان ASAPPls check this link where we are going to post your testimony as a background when we put Bashir on Trial: http://www.judgmentongenocide.org/testimonies.html

Prayers for Jemera Rone

2006-09-05T09:25:00.000-07:00

The strong voice of Sudan in Human Rights Watch, Ms. Jemera Rone, in needs of your prayers and thoughts while she is facing critical health condition after a a serious car accident.
She went through series of surgeries and health condition is getting better, according to human rights activists who are in direct contact with her nedical team.

Ms. Rone co-authored many important reports on Darfur (see below) especially the congressional testimonies.... we hold her in our thoughts and prayers...

Darfur in Flames: Atrocities in Western Sudan: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This report was written by Leslie Lefkow with substantial input from Jemera Rone, both researchers in the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch.

Congressional Human Rights Caucus - Testimony of Jemera Rone
Testimony of Jemera Rone Sudan Researcher Human Rights Watch. Wednesday, June 9, 2004. "Addressing crimes against humanity and "ethnic cleansing" in Darfur

DAC Presents the New Board of Directors

2006-09-01T08:37:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends of Justice, Peace and Development:

The Darfur Alert Coalition (DAC) is pleased to announce the formation of a new board of directors. The new board elected on August 27, 2006, will be led by its world reknown Sudanese scholar and president, Dr. Ali B. Ali-Dinar, while the management and daily activities of DAC remain in the most capable leadership hands of Lou Ann Merkle, our DAC Executive Director.

The DAC board of directors is a diverse assembly of American and Sudanese activists and academics --- all leaders in their various areas of activist work --- committed to ending the genocide and general conditions of oppression now prevailing in the Darfur region of Sudan. Represented on the board are a broadly diverse mix of people, including: Jews, Christians and Muslims, secular activists, European and African Americans, students, women and, most significantly, members from the Darfur immigrant community living in the Philadelphia metro and Delaware Valley area.

It’s not often when likeminded leaders with the gifts of imagination, dedication and commitment to engage in struggle gather together for a great humanitarian purpose. Fortunately for DAC this is just what happened on August 27th! With a new board of directors now in place, we of the Darfur Alert Coalition hope to intensify our work and reinforce our efforts to help in the great international and humanitarian task of resolving the crisis in Darfur.

New Darfur Alert Coalition board members are:

Officers of the Executive Committee
Dr. Ali Dinar, President; Jim Remsen, Vice President; Fatima Haroun, Vice President; Corresponding Secretary, Dr. A.S. Mahdi Ibn-Ziyad; Ibrahim Hamid, Treasurer; Lou Ann Merkle, Executive Director (ex officio)

Committee Directors
Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim, Education Director; Tigani Abu Algasim, Volunteering Director; Ken Heard, Registeration Committee; Suad Mansour, Darfur Programs Director; Ibrahim Hamid, Fundraising Director; Rita Fitzgerald, Advocacy Director; and Burt Siegel, Communications Director.

Like all of our Darfurian friends in the in-country refugee camps and here in the Philadelphia metro area our prayers and our struggles are for first for a just resolution that brings security, peace and stability to the region. Thereafter, we pray for economic and social development initiatives in Darfur that will allow the thousands of displaced women, men, children and families to return home and restore a sense of normalcy and dignity to their lives as they advance in improving material well-being.

To these ends the new DAC board of directors has dedicated its vision and work for the coming period.

Sincerely,

Dr. A.S. Mahdi Ibn-Ziyad
DAC Corresponding Secretary

السودان يرفض قرار مجلس الامن بشأن دارفور ويعتبره غير قانوني

2006-08-31T18:11:00.000-07:00

REUTERS
Sudan rejects U.N. Darfur resolution as illegal
Thu 31 Aug 2006 12:34 PM ETKHARTOUM, Aug 31 (Reuters) -

Sudan rejected a Security Council resolution passed on Thursday to deploy more than 20,000 U.N. troops and police to its violent Darfur region as illegal and contravening a May peace accord, officials said."Our stand is very clear, that the Sudanese government has not been consulted and it is not appropriate to pass a resolution before they seek the permission of Sudan," said Presidential Advisor Ali Tamim Fartak.

The presidential advisor responsible for Darfur, Majzoub al-Khalifa, told Al Jazeera television that the resolution was completely rejected by Sudan."We completely reject this resolution...which is illegal," he said. "This resolution is opposing the Darfur peace agreement."

The Security Council vote on Thursday was 12 in favour, with abstentions from Russia, China and Qatar, the only Arab council member, despite Sudanese and Arab requests the vote be postponed.But the troops cannot be deployed until Sudan agrees. The United Nations wants to replace or absorb an African Union force in Darfur, which has funds until mid-October and whose mandate expires on Sept. 30.

Violence has escalated since the AU-brokered peace accord in May which was signed by only one of three negotiating factions and rejected by tens of thousands in Darfur.Tens of thousands have been killed and 2.5 million people forced from their homes since mostly non-Arab rebels took up arms in early 2003. Washington calls the rape, pillage and murder genocide, a charge Khartoum rejects.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is investigating alleged war crimes in the region.Observers say Khartoum, who likens the U.N. transition to Western colonialism, is worried U.N. troops would arrest any officials likely to be indicted by the ICC.

Recognizing Genocide: 2 years later

2006-08-28T15:26:00.000-07:00

Two Years Too Many:
Break the Deadlock on Darfur Rally & Non-Violent Civil Disobedience*

Join Africa Action, activists from around the country, religious leaders, students, and members of the Darfuri and Sudanese community at a gathering to mark the second anniversary of the Bush Administration's declaration that genocide is occurring in Darfur, Sudan.

Date: September 9, 2006
Location: Lafayette Park & White House Sidewalk
16 & H Street N.W., Washington D.C.
Time: 12:00pm (noon)

*You can participate in this event without risking arrest.

Co-Sponsored by: American Jewish World Service, NAACP, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, International Research Foundation, Sudan Peace Advocates Network, Darfur Peace and Development, Africa Faith & Justice Network
This rally has been endorsed by: Members of the Congressional Black Caucus
LEARN MORE AT: http://www.africaaction.org/

FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ON BUSES CONTACT US AT : mobilize@africaaction.org
Philadelphia Bus will leave by 8:00 AM from:New Hope Baptist Church1609-1611 Federal StreetPhiladelphia, PA

CAMPAIGN TO STOP GENOCIDE IN DARFUR
Africa Action has been calling for the U.S. to introduce a resolution at the United Nations (UN) to authorize the deployment of a UN peacekeeping force with a minimum of 20,000 troops with a mandate to protect civilians. In August of this year, the U.S. and the U.K. came together and introduced a draft resolution that would authorize up to 17,300 peacekeepers and up to 3,000 additional personnel with a mandate to protect civilians and an initial deployment date of October 1st. It is a clear result of your escalating pressure and the work of tens of thousands of people across the country to raise awareness and advocacy on this issue that we have come to this point. Thank you. Our work is not done, however.

International Citizens Tribunal for Sudan

2006-08-24T11:56:00.000-07:00

From the website of Judgment On genocide:
wwwjudgmentongenocide.org

Defendant#1: Omar al-Bashir has the dubious distinction of being one of Parade Magazine's "10 worst Dictators" in 2006.

* Harbored and aided terrorists and Islamic extremists.
* Launched military attacks against citizens of southern Sudan. Human rights violations include torture, rape, murder of women and children. Millions of southerners were displaced, starved and deprived of education and healthcare.
* Agreed to a six-year peace agreement under international pressure in 2004, which provided for a split of oil revenues between the north and the south and allowed southerners to vote for independence in six years.
* Encouraged and abetted attacks against Darfuri people by Janjaweed, including displacement, murder, rape and mutilation; burning of villages.

Defedant #2: Ali Osman Taha (also transliterated "Othman" or "Uthman") has been the first Vice President of Sudan from 1998 to the present.

He was the country's Foreign Minister for three years prior to becoming Vice President.Taha has worked to establish cease-fires with rebel groups in the country and claims "I do not seek power. All I want is for all political forces to come together and act for the common good." He also claims that the body count of the Darfur conflict reported by the UN is wildly inaccurate and that there is no evidence of atrocities committed by the Janjaweed.

He is the chief public relations man for the Sudanese regime, and is the spokesman for genocide denial.When Taha expressed a desire to resign his post in early 2004, President Omar Al-Bashir convinced him to remain because he would "be needed in the coming phase" of their political efforts to keep U.N. peacekeeping forces out of Sudan.Various sources allege that his administration has supported the Janjaweed in their activities in Darfur.(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Osman_Taha)

Defendant #3: Interior Minister General Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein was the “shadow head of the army at the time of the 1989 coup that brought the National Islamic Front to power; after the coup, secretary to the Revolution Command Council that suspended the 1985 Constitution, abrogated press freedom, disbanded all political parties and trade unions, and endorsed ethnic militias as a weapon of war…
Under his plan, the government of Sudan would complete its redrawing of the ethnic map of Darfur. African farmers burned out of the countryside by the army and the Janajweed would be herded into concentration camps where they would exist as a slave underclass under permanent threat of arms." (Source: http://www.axisoflogic.com)

Defndant #4: Salah Abdala Gosh is the director of Sudan’s National Security and Intelligence Services. When Osama bin Laden found haven in Sudan from 1990 to 1996, Gosh was his personal government minder. Last year, Ken Silverstein of the Los Angeles Times detailed extensive counterintelligence cooperation between Gosh and the CIA, and reported that the CIA even flew Gosh to CIA headquarters on a private jet to swap trade secrets. The quality of the intelligence that the CIA obtains from Gosh is unclear. But what is widely known is Gosh’s role in devising Khartoum’s counterinsurgency-by-genocide strategy for Darfur. He is Sudan’s answer to Heinrich Himmler -- the organizational mastermind upon which every genocide depends. Gosh is behind the recruitment of the local janjaweed militia; the well-known coordination between government forces and the janjaweed; the harassment of aid workers; and, as the leader of Sudan’s security services, he bears responsibility for the arbitrary

Defendant #5: Musa Hilal. In early interviews, Musa Hilal, the head of a small, but powerful Darfurian Ardetentions and torture committed by his officers in Darfur. (Source: www.prospect.org)
ab tribe denied being in the military chain of command. “I am a tribal leader…the government call to arms is carried out through the tribal leaders.” Hilal maintains residences both in Khartoum and in Darfur. Later, Mr. Hilal, widely regarded as the top Janjaweed leader in Darfur, was interviewed over the course of several hours by Human Rights Watch researchers in Khartoum.Hilal now admits that the government of Sudan has directed all military activities of the militia forces he recruited. “All of the people in the field are led by top army commanders,” he told Human Rights Watch on videotape. “…These people get their orders from the Western command center, and from Khartoum.” (Source: www.hrw.org/video/2005/musa)

Activism: Darfur Video Game..

2006-07-12T15:13:00.000-07:00

The ongoing violence in Sudan's Darfur region has spawned many forms of activism. The goal is to increase public awareness of the conflict, in which hundreds of thousands have died and more than two million people have been displaced.
Now, that activism is going online, in the form of a video game entitled Darfur is Dying.
The idea of a Darfur-related video game came from mtvU, the music video giant's network for university students.
Read more here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5153694.stm

A message from Hartford Public Library

2006-07-08T17:41:00.000-07:00

We were so honored to host the "Children of Darfur " exhibit, especially at a time when I'm certain demand was at its peek. The exhibit was able to depart a message that no words could have conveyed. The Library, serving as a free institution, open to all persons, regardless of economic, social, racial and religious background, is able to connect valuable information to a broad spectrum of individuals, many who would not otherwise have access.

Thank you.

Homa Naficy
Hartford Public Library
Manager, Multicultural Education and Outreach Services

UN envoy attacks Darfur agreement

2006-07-06T10:03:00.000-07:00

The head of the United Nations mission in Sudan, Jan Pronk, has said the Darfur peace agreement is in danger of collapse and needs re-writing. Writing his weblog, Mr Pronk called for:

security guarantees,
more disarmament,
and more compensation for victims.

One Million Cards campaign

2006-06-29T14:06:00.000-07:00

Dear Mohamend,

I have some important news to report; we have reached our goal of one million postcards calling on President Bush to take stronger action on behalf of the suffering people of Darfur!
In a ceremony this morning at the U.S. Capitol, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) became the 999,999th and one-millionth postcard signers!
That means we now have one million postcards to deliver to President Bush urging action in Darfur. We reached this historic moment thanks to efforts by you - and hundreds of thousands of activists like you - and hundreds of organizations across the country.
As always, your support is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
David Rubenstein
Save Darfur Coalition
http://www.savedarfur.org

Darfur Peace Act raises many concerns in Sudan

2006-05-14T10:46:00.000-07:00

While many in the US progressive and left movement cautiously expressed hope in the recent peace agreement of Darfur (see the US Communits Party link: http://www.pww.org/article/articleprint/9116/) , the main political left forces in Sudan expressed strong reservations and concern.
The Sudanese Communist Party (SCP) has strongly criticized the Bush Adminsteration role in 'forcing' the signing of Aboja agreement without addressing the core issues of the problem, and why Darfur people took arms. The absence of specific mechanizm to disarm the Jangawid in the Agreement and bringing them to justice was the main harsh criticism from the SCP to the role of US in this incomplete peace agreement.
The SCP considered the Agreement a deal between the 'international community and the NIF regime' with no representation of the Darfur people's interest .

Read the full PR in Arabic below and at the SCP website: www.midan.net

01/07/2006
The CPS View on the Deployment
of UN Forces in Darfur

First, as a matter of principle, no Sudanese national would accept or condone any foreign military presence in Sudan. Such presence would be seen to undermine national sovereignty irrespective of the objectives of such action or the manner of the implementation. This would be the case even if such foreign military presence is carried by the international community and the approval of the UN and the Government of Sudan (GOS);

Second, the main issue for us at this juncture is the general demand of the Sudanese people of Darfur to ensure their protection by the international forces. The African Union military presence in Darfur has failed to secure this objective. The people of Darfur have no confidence in the GOS, which they consider to be a main partner in the conflict that engulfs their region. The people in Darfur have seen their villages burned down and have witnessed continual Janjawid militia attacks. We in the CPS find no reason for objecting to the legitimate demand of the people of Darfur. Our primary and foremost concern is the protection of our people in Darfur from the horrific crimes and ethnic cleansing they have been subjected to. Our stance regarding this matter is not subject to any compromise under any circumstances;

Third, the decision for the deployment of international forces in Sudan came through a UN resolution, and therefore, these forces will be under the command of the UN of which Sudan is a member. Hence, we call on the GoS to abide by the will of the international community. We believe that it is important that the implementation of the UN resolution should take place through a mutual understanding between the GoS and the UN on the one hand, and the UN and Sudanese political forces on the other hand, especially around the issues addressing the protection of civilians in Darfur, and the composition of the international forces i.e. the countries involved.

Fourth, there has been a long history of direct intervention by the international community and its different organisations in Sudan. Those were for the provision of relief for refugees, internally displaced people and victims of famine as well as eradication of epidemic and endemic diseases. However, the recent interventions of the international community were meant to address major and decisive political issues such as the civil war in Southern Sudan, Nuba Mountains, and Darfur. The role of the UN should not be limited only to providing protection for civilians in Darfur; it should also include enforcing a political resolution of the different crises in Sudan. That role can begin by facilitating a Dafurian-Darfurian dialogue; listening to the views and reservations of the people of Darfur regarding the recent Abuja agreement; and dealing with an open mind with such debates and incorporate them as an integral part of an agreement that might be reached on the Darfur Crisis. Finally, it would be necessary to convene a political conference bringing together all the political forces in the country, including armed opposition groups in Darfur (with the representation of all sections of Darfur people and the incorporation of all their initiatives to resolve the conflict in Darfur);

Fifth, we reiterate, anew, the CPS’s position regarding the ordeal of our people in Darfur and call for the immediate implementation of the following measures:
1. Imposing an international and regional control over the ceasefire agreement, and devising effective means and mechanisms for the collection of weapons in the region, as well as the surveillance of means of land transportation and ports to prevent proliferation of weapons through the assistance of the international community;
2. Putting in place an effective mechanism for the disbanding of the Janjawid militia and bringing its leaders to justice;
3. Investigation of all crimes committed in the region with a view to finding those liable and brining them before courts inside or outside Sudan;
4. Working for the return of refugees and internally displaced people to their homes; protecting them and compensating them for all the losses they suffered; and providing and transporting food and medical relief for them through secured tracks facilitated by the international community;
5. Convening a Darfurian-Darfurian dialogue conference with a view to enforcing the will of the Darfurian people and unifying the armed opposition groups so that they may agree on the legitimate demands of the people of Darfur.

Sixth, The CPS rejects all attempts of the GoS authorities to suppress opposing opinion. We believe that they had previously failed in this regard. They will fail again in suppressing our opinion regarding Sudanese National questions in our country. The authorities’ threat to renew repression will not deter Sudanese people, but will only augment the situation in the country and escalate the crisis. We call for the supremacy of the voice of wisdom so that all those concerned may be able to tackle the general crisis in the country through agreeing on a national project to rid the country of its crisis. Such a project should take on board the ethnic diversity and disparities in the economic development across the country. It should ensure a democratic representation of all concerned, and deal with issues of equitable development, and the fair sharing of power, wealth and resources in a manner that maintains a unified and peaceful Sudan.

The Secretariat of the CPS Central Committee
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بيان من الحزب الشيوعي السوداني
عن اتفاق ابوجا

جاء اتفاق ابوجا بين الحكومة وحركة التحرير جناح مني اركوي مخيباً لامال الشعب السوداني وبشكل خاص محبطاً لطموحات اهل دارفور الذين قدموا تضحيات جمة للوصول الى اتفاق مناسب يتوافق مع مطالبهم العادلة في قسمة السلطة والثروة.
اولاً .. الاتفاقية لا تختلف كثيراً عن ماتم في نيفاشا في ثنائيتها وهي شبيهة لها في الضغط المكثف الذي مارسه العنصر الخارجي لفرضها ولهذا فهي تحمل ذات سمات الاتفاق الثنائي الذي وقع في نيفاشا بل تبرز بصورة اكثر نقصاً وضعفاً برفض حركتي العدل والمساواة وتحرير السودان جناح عبد الواحد على التوقيع عليها .
ثانياً.. منذ ان بدأت مشكلة دارفور قبل عدة سنوات اجمعت كل القوى السياسية في البلاد على عقد مؤتمر قومي جامع يتفق فيه على الحلول الواقعية المناسبة حلاً جذرياً. غير ان سلطة الانقاذ رفضت عقد مثل هذا المؤتمر بل اكثر من ذلك التفت حول مقترحات جميع قوى المعارضة السياسية التي نصت على ان يسبق المؤتمر القومي الجامع حوار دارفوري دارفوري للاستماع لرأي اهل دارفور والاستنارة برأيهم بل واصطحابه في المناقشات التي تجري في ابوجا وغيرها، ولهذا فإن هذا الحوار لم يستوف كل شروطه بسبب تدخل السلطة وتسويفها ومماطلتها واصرارها عن قصد على عدم اشراك القوى السياسية وفعاليات دارفور في حل قضاياهم.
يحدث هذا بالرغم من ان السلطة وافقت في مفاوضات ابوجا في 9 نوفمبر 2004 على ان تعرض كل الاتفاقيات التي يتم التوصل اليها في ابوجا على كل اهل دارفور في مؤتمر قومي جامع وشامل لمشورتهم وضمان رضائهم .
ثالثاً.. الاتفاقية تعاملت مع الحكومة وكأنها طرف محايد في ما حدث من مآسي في دارفور، بينما الانقاذ هي طرف اصيل في مفاقمة الازمة وتصعيدها وما وصلت اليه من نتائج مأساوية.
ولهذا لم يرد بوضوح في الاتفاقية محاسبة كبار المسؤولين وغيرهم عن الجرائم التي ارتكبت في دارفور او تقديمهم لمحاكمات عادلة.
كما لم يرد النص المحدد للآليات التي يتم بها نزع سلاح الجنجويد والقاء القبض عليهم وتقديم من اجرم منهم في حق اهل دارفور الى المحاكمة.
ان القوى الخارجية الدولية والاقليمية التي صممت واخرجت نيفاشا سلكت ذات الاسلوب لحل مشكلة دارفور ولهدف اساسي هو تمديد عمر الانقاذ بوصفها الحكومة الوحيدة التي يمكن ان تنفذ مصالحهم ليس في دارفور وحسب بل في كل المنطقة.
فدارفور وتشاد والكمرون وساحل العاج وافريقيا الوسطى وكل دول غرب افريقيا حتى المحيط الاطلسي اصبحت ميداناً لصراع الاحتكارات عابرة القارات للاستحواذ على بترول افريقيا اولاً ثم خاماتها الاخرى مستعينة بتنظيمات مثل (نيباد) الشراكة للتنمية وغيرها. وتلعب الولايات المتحدة الامريكية الدور الاكبر في هذا الصراع.
رابعاً.. ان الحديث عن وضع دارفور وترسيم حدودها ..الخ لاتسنده اي اسباب موضوعية ، فدارفور منذ ان دخلتها القوات الاستعمارية في 1916/1917 صارت مديرية دارفور بحدودها وتقسيماتها المعلومة تاريخياً وجغرافياً وهذا الوضع لا يتغير لمجرد ان سلطة الانقاذ قسمتها الى ثلاث ولايات ولرغبتها الجامحة في التفرقة بين القبائل العربية والافريقية ، فأهل دارفور قد اجمعوا في مؤتمراتهم المختلفة وحتى داخل مفاوضات ابوجا وغيرها معبرين عن ان تظل دارفور اقليماً موحداً ولهم حق الخيار في اقامة ثلاث ولايات داخل هذا الاقليم الموحد وهو اجماع على مطلب عادل.
خامساً.. لكل تلك الاسباب فإننا نعتبر ان ماتم من اتفاق في ابوجا هو صفقة بين المجتمع الدولي وحكومة الانقاذ وان اهل دارفور بل واهل السودان جميعاً ليسوا طرفاً في هذه الصفقة.
صحيح ان سلطة الانقاذ ذكرت –بإستحياء- انها ستقبل دخول قوات اجنبية في دارفور بعد التوقيع على اتفاق للسلام ،إلا انها ورغم الضجيج والصراخ والتهديد الاجوف بأنها لن تسمح بدخول اي قوات اجنبية إلا على جثث سلطة الانقاذ ، اعلنت فتح حدود السودان على مصاريعها لدخول هذه القوات رغم ان الاتفاق لازال ناقصاً بدليل عدم توقيع فصيلين عليه، وبالرغم من ان السلام لم يصبح واقعاً معاشاً على الارض .
اننا نؤكد حرصنا على ان تحل قضية دارفور حلاً سلمياً ديمقراطياً يجمع عليه اهل دارفور مدنيين وحركات مسلحة وان تبادر الحركات المسلحة للوصول لبرنامج حد ادنى لتنسيق خطواتها الهادفة لحل ازمة دارفور ومطالب اهلها العادلة في اقتسام السلطة والثروة بأن يكون لهم نائب لرئيس الجمهورية وتمثيل يتناسب وعددهم السكاني واسهامهم في الثروة القومية في الاجهزة التنفيذية والتشريعية الاتحادية والولائية وكافة مفاصل السلطة وكل عائدات الثروة.
ولكي يصبح مثل هذا الاتفاق محلاً للتنفيذ لابد من عرضه قبل الشروع في تنفيذه على اهل دارفور في مؤتمر جامع لهم .
كل هذا هو الذي يضمن الحد الادنى لنجاح اي مساع لحل ازمة دارفور وإلا فإن الازمة سيعاد انتاجها طال الزمن ام قصر.
سكرتارية اللجنة المركزية
للحزب الشيوعي السوداني
7 مايو 2006

More Blogs of Darfur

2006-05-12T11:04:00.000-07:00

Sent by Sondra Hale, of Darfur Tskforce, of Sudan Studies Association

http://thedarfurblog.blogspot.com/
http://coalitionfordarfur.blogspot.com/
http://blogalice.com/darfur
http://darfurblog.blogspot.com/
http://hellonearth.wordpress.com/
http://fdnf.typepad.com/live_from_the_fdnf/2005/10/spotlight_on_da_1.html
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2005/12/08/darfur
http://www.penyork.com/penyork/2004/08/darfur-peace.htm
http://marilyn.typepad.com/california_fever/2006/04/bloggers_for_da.html

Text of Darfur peace Agreement

2006-05-08T14:34:00.000-07:00

The controversial Darfur Peace Agreement, drafted by the African Union and given to the Darfurian fighters and Sudan Government to sign in 48 hrs could be read in full in this link:
http://www.sudantribune.com/IMG/doc/Darfur_Peace_Agreement_as_of_20060425.doc

The Agreement, if signed by all, will entitle people of Darfur to the following:
1. A new Presidential post of SENIOR ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
2. TRANSITIONAL DARFUR REGIONAL AUTHORITY
3. REPRESENTATION IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
4. WEALTH SHARING

2006-05-05T09:22:00.000-07:00

The crowd was estimated by more than 50,000 according to http://www.savedarfur.org/rally/photos/ while the Sudanese embassy's was less than 50 (yes fifty) participants بضع عشرات !!!

Darfur Rally Awakens Past Genocides

2006-05-04T09:10:00.000-07:00

http://www.frontpageafrica.com/RunScript.asp?page=18&Article_ID=2553&NWS=NWS&ap=NewsDetail.asp&p=ASP\~Pg18.asp
"Protestors and speakers, the old and the young, came wearing outfits revealing their identities. They shouted using a combination of their languages, religion and emotions. The protestors said they came out but not as rabbis, imams, Arabs, Jews, Catholic, baseball and others sports lovers, students, Democrats, Republican, politicians, teachers but, they came as people from Darfur. One protestor told FrontPageAfrica, “I am from the United States, but today, I am a Darfuri.”

Darfur Rally in DC

2006-05-01T08:27:00.000-07:00

May 1, 2006
Thousands Rally in Support of American Aid to Darfur
By HOLLI CHMELA
WASHINGTON, April 30 — In front of thousands of people rallying on Sunday on the Mall, religious leaders, politicians and celebrities urged the American people and the Bush administration to do more to help end the ethnic and political conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/01/us/01rally.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Watch New York Times Video Clip on the Rally: Darfur Rally in WashingtonThousands Gather on the MallClick to watch the clip

Read the Washington Post coverage: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/30/AR2006043000183.html?referrer=emailarticle

West Philly newspaper's interview with Salih Mahmoud

2006-04-28T14:07:00.000-07:00

http://jbmultimedia.p2ionline.com/WeeklyPress/SS/index.aspx?area=SS&WebStoryID=10607102&AdGroupID=54700&type=page&adid=1500347
Exclusive interview with Salih Mahmoud Osman, Human Rights Watch recipient of the highest honor
BY AISHA MOHAMMED AND SUSAN SHULMAN Special to the U.C. Review

"The crux of the problem is that “our judicial system is not willing or capable of providing justice to the people of Sudan... there is no impartial judicial system in Sudan and there are no provisions.” Go to above link to read more on this important interview took place last week in Philadelphia, PA