Genocide in Sudan

South Sudan At Risk From Blindness

Inter Press Service | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Skye Wheeler | Inter Press Service JUBA, Sudan, Aug 14 (IPS) - In the war-devastated South Sudan, a region with a population of over eight milli...

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Uganda: Bashir Will Be Arrested If He Comes Here

AP | GODFREY OLUKYA | Posted 05.25.2011

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KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda said Monday it would arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he enters the country, an unusual stance after a summi...

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J. Scott Gration: Special Envoy To Sudan

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A senior administration official says President Barack Obama has chosen retired Air Force Gen. J. Scott Gration to be a special env...

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Sudan and the International Criminal Court

Heidi Kingstone | Posted 05.25.2011

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Heidi Kingstone

There are a number of possible outcomes if an arrest warrant is issued. Bashir has already been indicted on ten counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, although it is speculated that the last might be dropped.

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Al-Bashir Arrest Warrant To Be Decided This Week

Mail and Guardian | MARIETTE LE ROUX | Posted 05.25.2011

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) will announce on Wednesday whether it will issue a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir ...

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Try President Bashir, But Prepare For The Consequences

Jirair Ratevosian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jirair Ratevosian

There is no question that Bashir has earned his day in Court. But the world must take Bashir's threats of "more violence and blood in Darfur" seriously and prepare accordingly.

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PetroChina, the UN and Blood Money

Susan Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan Morgan

As Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir boasted, "Just when some countries gave us sanctions, God gave us oil." It's expensive to wage genocide.

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