Newswires are reporting that the International Criminal Court just issued its arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of crimes against humanity (five counts) and war crimes (two counts).
The panel of judges ruled that there was insufficient evidence for a charge of genocide. However, the case could be amended at a later point if additional evidence is gathered.
Two op-eds this week take on the issue of peace and justice in Sudan, a popular topic lately because of the ICC’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir today.
Apologies for the short hiatus we took from posting the last few days. Don’t worry, though; we had a very good reason.
A few of our regular bloggers – Nina and me, for instance – were retreating with some of the most dedicated upSTANDers in the country. Nina headed down to Texas A&M University, while I joined the Mid-Atlantic activists at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.
In this week’s issue: the world anticipates an ICC arrest warrant for Bashir, ASEAN condemns repression in Burma, and Rwandan troops leave DRC, at least for now.
Featured: International Crisis Group’s Nick Grono discusses the possible scenarios that could follow an ICC arrest warrant for Bashir, expected this Wednesday.
Actor George Clooney met with President Obama and Vice President Biden separately on Monday evening to discuss his recent trip to Chad with New York Times columnist Nick Kristof. After Clooney’s meeting, he stated in a press conference that the administration was planning on appointing a high-level, special envoy to Sudan.
STAND is proud to join our friends over at the Enough Project in taking the Congo Challenge. We knew all our readers would want to take the Challenge, too, so we’ve included a blog post from Candice Knezevic at Enough below. Once you sign up to take the challenge, comment and let us know!
In this week’s issue: The International Criminal Court announces plans to issue a decision on Sudan’s Bashir, the U.S. State Department considers a new strategy in Burma, and the Congolese government plans to continue its pursuit of FDLR rebels without Rwanda’s help.
This past week, our friends over at the ENOUGH Project released a new strategy paper on the challenges facing Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), which ended the 20-year civil war between northern and southern Sudan.
Only a week after a successful Day 25, and Day 50 is approaching quickly.
On March 10th, the 50th day of President Obama’s administration, activists across the country will get online and fax a progress report to the Obama administration over the Internet.
As we noted on this blog last month, increases in violence from the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has made DRC one of the deadliest areas in the world for civilians.
