(Aug. 12, 2010) Khartoum, Sudan – General Mahdi Babo Nimir, a wiry 78 year-old, straightened up the framed, photocopied photo of his father on his lounge room wall. Opposite his father’s photograph hangs a portrait of his grandfather, in full riding regalia, complete with plumed helmet, painted in the era of the British rule of […]
Omar al-Bashir, fresh off press crackdown in Sudan, defies ICC in visit to Chad
November 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
(July 21, 2010) Khartoum, Sudan Buoyed by a win in the disputed Sudan election in April, President Omar Al Bashir continues to thumb his nose to critics at home and abroad, jailing journalists and challenging an arrest warrant for war crimes and genocide. Read rest of the article as it appeared . . .
International Criminal Court charges Sudan’s Omar Hassan al-Bashir with genocide
November 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
(July 13, 2010 – Colum Lynch & Rebecca Hamilton) The International Criminal Court’s judges on Monday charged Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with orchestrating a bloody campaign of genocide against Darfur’s three main ethnic groups, the first time the Hague-based court has accused a sitting head of state of committing the most egregious international crime. […]
She Wears The Pants
November 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
(Sept. 8, 2009) Lubna Hussein’s trial for the “crime” of wearing trousers went ahead in Khartoum yesterday morning. It was her third official court appearance — on previous occasions the court delayed its decision in the hope that the international media attention on Lubna, the “Sudan trouser lady,” would fade. The court’s verdict was eminently […]
Left Behind: Why aid for Darfur’s rape survivors has all but disappeared
November 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
(Oct. 14, 2009) NYALA, Darfur — When Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir was indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in March, he responded by expelling 13 international aid agencies from Darfur and disbanding three other domestic relief groups. Khartoum claims the organizations were sharing information with the ICC, which both the […]
Southern Sudan Comes Together
October 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
But can the unity survive January’s secession referendum? By Rebecca Hamilton (Oct. 20, 2010) JUBA, Sudan—Spontaneous outbursts of singing, dancing, clapping, and cheering lasted through the night at the Nyakuron Cultural Centre in Southern Sudan’s capital, Juba, on Sunday. The celebration came at the conclusion of a conference initiated by Salva Kiir, the president of […]
October 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This Doesn’t Look Like Unity By Rebecca Hamilton Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010 KHARTOUM, Sudan—”You see my home? You see my situation?” the chief from Tonj in southern Sudan asked me. Six wooden sticks were the sturdiest part of a shack that housed the chief and about 20 of his people in one of Khartoum’s poorest […]
Lubanga trial resumes
October 8, 2010 by 1 Comment
This afternoon, Hague time, the ICC Appeals Chamber issued its decision on the prosecution’s appeal against the Trial Chamber’s July 8 decision to stay the Lubanga trial (for the second time) and to order former Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo to be released (also for the second time). The Appeals Chamber reversed both the Trial […]
Diaspora, maintaining the flame of protest
September 19, 2010 by 1 Comment
A few photos from a Sunday spent with the Sudanese diaspora in the build up to the UN General Assembly in New York this week. In Brooklyn, members of the 24 Hours for Darfur team screened their video of the findings of their survey on the views of Darfuri refugees in Chad on peace, justice, […]
Standing Up For Democracy in Sudan
September 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Aug. 14, 2010 KHARTOUM, SUDAN — Like any aspiring pro-democracy movement, the young Sudanese activists needed a name. They picked Girifna, Arabic for “We are fed up.”They chose orange for their color and the V-for-victory sign as a logo, then began distributing their first pamphlet. Challenging the ruling party was risky in a country where […]
