Statement on the NGO Expulsions by Sudan
“The Obama administration and the other members of the United Nations Security Council must convey a simple and direct message to Khartoum: Access for relief agencies needs to be immediately restored, or the international community will use all necessary means to restore this access,” said John Norris, Executive Director of the Enough Project at the Center for American Progress.
“The time has come for the international response to Darfur’s agony to move beyond the rhetorical, and the vulnerable people of Sudan do not have time for lengthy policy reviews.”
In response to the International Criminal Court arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese government has moved to expel humanitarian organizations from the most vulnerable areas of Darfur and other areas in East and North Sudan. In addition, a number of important Sudanese human rights defenders around the country have faced a broadening crackdown.
Enough Project co-founder John Prendergast noted, “The decision by Sudan to cynically deny its own citizens lifesaving aid threatens a profound humanitarian emergency and demands a robust and decisive response from the international community — and the Obama administration in particular.“
President Bashir’s government has a long history of cutting off humanitarian aid as a deliberate military and political strategy, and this tactic was widely used in Sudan’s earlier North-South conflict.
- Working with the U.N. Security Council to support a resolution authorizing an expanded United Nations peacekeeping force, known as UNAMID, backed by air support to guarantee the safe delivery of relief supplies;
- Accelerating discussions both at the U.N. and with NATO allies regarding the institution of either a no-fly zone or other practical steps to counter continued violations by Sudan on the U.N. ban on offensive military flights in Darfur;
- Working with the U.N. Security Council to implement targeted sanctions against those most responsible for violence in Sudan and imposing a comprehensive arms embargo against the government of Sudan;
- Making UNAMID effective with a robust force on the ground in Darfur, with a competent lead nation and a clear command-and-control structure;
- Working closely with interested parties with leverage in Sudan and the region, especially China, the United Kingdom, France, and key African countries, to coordinate efforts on peace, the protection of civilians, and accountability; and,
- Appointing a senior special envoy to address not only the situation in Darfur, but Sudan’s multiple conflicts and their regional dimensions.
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The decision by Sudan to cynically deny its own citizens lifesaving aid threatens a profound humanitarian emergency and demands a robust and decisive response from the international community — and the Obama administration in particular.
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ICC for Israel
Why can't ICC rule arrest warrant against Israeli govt for their year-after-year crime in Palestine lands. ICC had only 30 witnesses for Sudan. They can have milliions witnesses to prove Palestine sufferings. So why we can't we say that ICC was biased and it's an international conspiracy mainly raised by Israel to divide another muslim country-Sudan at the end.
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Please ........an Israeli-sponsored conspiracy to divide another Muslim country???? Get a grip. Whatever is going on in Israel and Palestine is a separate issue. Sudan's government is intent on murdering or starving to death millions of its own people...millions of Muslims. Catholic Relief, Jewish World Watch, World Food Programme, Save the Children and dozens upon dozens of other aid agencies are working to protect Muslim lives. American activist groups (who could spend their time and dollars elsewhere) are dedicating their lives and pocketbooks to saving Muslim lives. Watch for one of the most poignant moments in Devil Came on Horseback where a refugee cries out "Where are my Muslim brothers?" The Americans are here....where are my Muslim brothers to give aid? Where ARE their Muslim brothers?
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Yes, I believe it is a conspiracy, for the sake of oil, uranium and water, plus making a rift between Arab world and Africans. Sudan was and is still the bridge between the two worlds. I call upon Arabs to save Sudan.
The insensitivity towards Darfuris' sufferings
There is a shocking insensitivity, especially among Arabs and Muslim Arabs towards the crimes against and the killings of Darfurians. Some strange logic such as the one above is used to justify these crimes, as if justice for the Sudanese comes second to anyone else. Another logic adopted by some western academics and experts, which is equally astonishing is that if Bashir is indicted that would mean the end of Sudan. This is one way of scaring people away from seeking justice, which is a prerequisite for the resolution of the conflict in Darfur and for attaining sustainable peace in a united free and democratic Sudan.
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