Sudan

UNICEF: The Netherlands donates $23.5 million for safe water in Sudan

Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago

Great news from UNICEF (KHARTOUM/JUBA) 06 November 2009: The Dutch Government has given $23.5 million to UNICEF in Sudan which will be used to provide safe water and improved sanitation for hundreds of thousands of people across the country. “This very generous contribution by the Dutch Government will have a real impact on saving lives,” said Hilde Johnson UNICEF’s Deputy Executive...

Turkey defends Sudan leader visit

BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday

President Abdullah Gul criticises the EU after it asks Turkey to reconsider an invitation to Sudan's president.

South Sudan: 47 LRA rebels surrender in Yei, Central Equatoria

Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday

From Sudan Radio Service , 03 November 2009: LRA rebels surrender in Yei (Yei) - More than forty Ugandan rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army surrendered to authorities in Yei county, Central Equatoria state last week. The Commissioner of Yei county, David Lokonga confirmed that pockets of LRA rebels have been handing themselves in since September this year. [David lokonga 1 -Eng/Arabic]: “Starting...

Deadly tropical disease hits Sudan

ireland.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Southern Sudan is facing a "serious outbreak" of the deadly kala azar tropical disease, the aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned today.

Iranians linked to drones in Sudan....

GayandRight (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

More proof of the evil being directed from Tehran... Two Iranian businessmen working at a Dubai-based firm were linked to video surveillance devices sold to Sudan and used in unmanned drones in Darfur in violation of a U.N. arms embargo, a U.N. report said. The 94-page report by the so-called U.N. "Panel of Experts," published on Friday, details arms violations by all parties in the Darfur...

• Iranians linked to banned drone videos in Darfur: U.N. - Reuters
• U.N. Panel Accuses 2 Iranians of Breaking Darfur Arms Embargo - New York Times

Philip Gordon urged Ankara to act "in consistence" with US' and Europe's attitude on Sudan

Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

"What we hope is that Turkey's message with the Sudanese government is consistent with ours and with our European friends'," said US diplomat.

U.N. panel: Sudan still commits abuses in Darfur

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

UNITED NATIONS - Sudan's government continues to commit human-rights abuses in Darfur, a U.N. report said as the Obama administration pursues a new policy of engagement conditioned on an improvement in the situation there.

Turkey to host Sudan, Iran leaders at OIC meeting in Istanbul next week

Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday

* Bashir, Ahmadinejad to attend OIC meeting * ICC arrest warrant, nuclear row could overshadow gathering * Host Turkey's foreign policy fuels Western worries From Reuters Friday 6 November 2009: PREVIEW-Turkey to host Sudan, Iran leaders at summit By Thomas Grove (ISTANBUL) - A summit of Islamic countries in Istanbul next week will boost Turkey's quest to deepen ties with the Muslim world, but some...

Sudan: Bar Entry or Arrest President - Al-Bashir Should Not Be Welcome at Istanbul Conference

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Turkey should not allow President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, an accused war criminal, to attend a conference in Istanbul, and should arrest him if he sets foot in Turkey, Human Rights Watch said today.

• Turkey: Bar Entry or Arrest Sudan President - Human Rights Watch

Focus: Threats to unity in Sudan

Al Ahram Weekly (Free subscription) | yesterday

Threats to unity in SudanFive important challenges threaten the future of Sudan. For the country to retain its cultural, political and strategic unity, it is now more important than ever that Sudan's different forces unite behind a national strategy, writes Such is the interest of the Arab media in the Arab- Israeli conflict as it unfolds in occupied Palestine, Lebanon and Syria that journalists are...

Sudan leader’s due visit sparks Turkey-EU row

Yahyasheikho786's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul accused the European Union on Friday of “interfering” after the bloc asked Ankara to reconsider a decision to invite indicted Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to an Islamic summit in Istanbul. The exchange underscores the risk for EU candidate Turkey that Bashir’s plans to attend Monday’s summit of the Organization of the [...]...

Deadly tropical disease hits south Sudan

France 24 (Free subscription) | yesterday

Southern Sudan is facing a "serious outbreak" of the deadly kala azar tropical disease, the aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) warned on Friday. Outbreaks have been recorded in several locations across the remote states of Jonglei and Upper Nile, with more than 380 patients being treated since October. That is more than three times the rate recorded for the whole...

Sudan: UN Volunteers help people make their election choices

Relief Web (Free subscription) | yesterday

Date: 06 Nov 2009 Source: UN Volunteers

Sudan: Leading Rights Group Says Evidence against Sudanese Government Presents Opportunity and Obligation for U.S. Leadership

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Human Rights First urges the Obama Administration to take immediate and firm action in response to a new investigative report issued by experts monitoring the United Nations arms embargo on Sudan. The report, released late yesterday, reveals ongoing and systematic abuses against civilians in Darfur and provides detailed evidence of violations of the embargo and related Security Council resolutions...

Sudan: Reform National Security Law

Human Rights Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday

A report released on November 5, 2009 by the United Nations Panel of Experts on Sudan reveals continuing human rights violations in Darfur and underscores the urgent need to reform Sudan's repressive national security law, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

Sovereignty, Human Rights, Responsibility to Protect

alexgreat | 17/10/2009

Sovereignty involves rights and duties among which the protection of one's fellow citizens is paramount. Historically people have organized in territorially distinct and independent states to build up the power and security necessary for achieving their goals of prosperity and peace. When a government either fails to fulfill its mandate or malevolently turns against the people, they can overthrow it