OMAR AL BASHIR

Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir speaks during a joint news conference with Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko at the presidential palace at Khartoum, Sudan January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah
Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah / Reuters
THE WORLDPOST
Sudan's President, Wanted For War Crimes, Decides To Skip Summit With Trump
Trump's Saudi Arabia visit marks his first trip overseas.
WORLDPOST
The Sudan Enigma
By Jeffrey Laurenti, Contributor
International affairs analyst and commentator
POLITICS
The Obama Administration Is Out of Its Mind if it Allows Omar al-Bashir to Set Foot Here
By Malika Saada Saar, Contributor
Google's Senior Counsel on Civil and Human RIghts
Yes, I know ... we house the United Nations with certain rules and responsibilities, but isn't there a point where we must take a moral stand? Isn't this just the place? Giving a forum to a mass killer to speak to the world? Really?
WORLDPOST
Last Chance for Darfur: US Congress presses Obama to act
By Rebecca Tinsley, Contributor
Journalist and human rights activist
WORLDPOST
Invisible, Forgotten, and Suffering: Darfuri Refugees in Eastern Chad
By Eric Reeves, Contributor
Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s François-Xavier Bagnoud ...
Constant attention to the plight of Syrians, Iraqis and others has also made it easy to overlook the often more threatening circumstances of roughly 40 million people internally displaced in their own countries--most of which are not in the Levant.
WORLDPOST
South Africa's Shapeshifting Position on International Justice?
By Ottilia Anna Maunganidze , Contributor
International criminal law expert & senior researcher
CHICAGO
African Leaders Should Not Flee from Justice
By Stan Chu Ilo, Contributor
Research Professor
This decision by African leaders only reinforces the fear of many Africans that victims of genocide and war crimes in Africa
WORLDPOST
"We Would Not Feed our Animals Food from the Sudan Government"
By Esther Sprague and Cynthia Tai, Contributors
Blocking humanitarian aid to innocent civilians living in conflict zones is a violation of international law; however its effectiveness is dependent on the will of the world's leaders to uphold and implement the law in favor of the civilians under attack.
WORLDPOST
Sanctions Without Purpose: U.S. Penalizes Sudanese People to Punish Their Government
By Doug Bandow, Contributor
Contributing writer, policy analyst
Washington obviously intends sanctions to cause economic hardship, but for what purpose? In the early 1990s Khartoum supported Saddam Hussein's Iraq against America and dallied with Islamic radicalism, even inviting Osama bin Laden to stay. However, that practice ended after 9/11.
WORLDPOST
Darfur: ICC Arrest Warrants Still Not Executed 10 Years After UNSC Referral
By Mariana Rodriguez Pareja, Contributor
Human Rights Lawyer and Blogger
State non-cooperation as noticed in many cases constitutes a blatant breach of international law. We have to prevent this from happening. Failing to do so would be condoning impunity- which is exactly the opposite of what we all seek.
WORLDPOST
South Africa's Ruling African National Congress Disgraces Itself
By Eric Reeves, Contributor
Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s François-Xavier Bagnoud ...
Omar al-Bashir was allowed to leave South Africa despite a pending arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court. This reveals the ANC and President Jacob Zuma in particular as falling further into the pit of political corruption and tarnishes South Africa's international standing.
WORLDPOST
Sudan's Prospects for Reform
By Daniel Wagner and John Bugnacki, Contributors
In spite of declarations to pursue reform following South Sudan's secession from Sudan in 2011, the political landscape in Sudan has remained bleak, with the government of Omar al-Bashir continuing to repress the country's marginalized populations.
WORLDPOST
Video Report Sheds Light On Fierce Fighting In Sudan
By Eline Gordts
IMPACT
'Never Again' Must Not Become 'Yet Again:' You Can Stop Genocide in Sudan
By Janice Kamenir-Reznik, Contributor
Co-Founder and President, Jewish World Watch
In the face of such horror, many folks in the West feel powerless to prevent more senseless death in Sudan. In fact, there are two simple steps that each and every American can take right now to make a difference: one for the short-term, one for the long-term.
IMPACT
Women of Sudan Speak Out on Sexual Violence
By Walaa Salah Mohamed Abdelrhman and Diana Sarosi, Contributors
When Safia insisted on filing a police report, she was harassed and followed by police and security agents. Safia had no choice but to flee Sudan.
WORLDPOST
Are Heads of State the Real Victims in Africa?
By Diana Jenkins, Contributor
Activist and entrepreneur
All their outrage seems to be focused on the national and racial identities of the powerful men accused -- and none focused on the hideous crimes these men are accused of committing against powerless victims. Why aren't we hearing more voices in support of the African victims of these atrocities?
WORLDPOST
The Stain on Obama's Soul
By Mia Farrow and Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, Contributors
There was a time when Mr. Obama expressed outrage over the mass murder and aerial bombardment of civilians in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Now President Obama has joined that silence.
WORLDPOST
Bashir's Right Hand Man Comes To New York
By John Prendergast, Contributor
Founding Director, Enough Project
The regime in which Hamad serves has ruled Sudan with an iron fist since its coup in 1989. It's time for a real peace process that can set forth the terms of peaceful democratic change. The Sudanese people are in the streets, resiliently calling for change.
WORLDPOST
An Empire State of Mind: President Bashir to Visit U.S.?
By Tracy Fehr, Contributor
Tracy Fehr Sardone currently serves as a research consultant i...
Allowing Bashir to attend the General Assembly meeting without consequence would send a clear message to the rest of the world emphasizing an international culture of impunity.
CULTURE & ARTS
Shakespeare -- War With the 'Unknown' Is Futile -- An Argument Against Intervention in Syria
By Melody Breyer-Grell, Contributor
Writer
There is the old cliché, insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. In King Lear, his treacherous daughter, Goneril, ironically speaks a great truth, even though she is using it to incite the death of her father.
BUSINESS
Should You Become Executor of Someone's Estate
By Jason Alderman, Contributor
Sr. Vice President, DraftKings
Serving as an executor can be onerous and time-consuming, even for those with a strong financial or legal background. In a worst-case scenario, executors who act imprudently or in violation of their duties can be sued.
CHICAGO
Eaton CEO Cutler: 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' Our Debt
By Lonna Saunders, Contributor
Writer/Call-in Radio Talk Host/News Anchor
"Scare tactics [such as jumping off a fiscal cliff] by both political parties are non-constructive," cautions Cutler. Think instead, Cutler offers, of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Pointing out the pair survived their jump, Cutler talks of a jump into opportunity.
WORLDPOST
On International Justice Day, an Inconvenient Truth
By Amnesty International, Contributor
Defending Human Rights Worldwide
WORLDPOST
Sitting President Still Wanted on Charges of Genocide In Darfur
By Tom Andrews, Contributor
President and CEO, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
Those who have the duty to protect them attack them. Darfuris need international authorities to help end a genocide that should have been stopped years ago.
QUEER VOICES
Alan Chambers' Apology
By Ravi K. Perry, Contributor
President, National Association for Ethnic Studies; Associate ...
An apology takes courage. And for those of us who do identify as Christian and also happen to not be heterosexual, the Exodus International apology is very moving and marks an important step on the road toward equality, equity, and universal freedom.
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