Save Darfur Latest News:
http://www.savedarfur.org/go.php?q=latestNews.htmlJune 13, 2005
Sudan court for Darfur crimes to open Tuesday http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVIU-6DBEPW?OpenDocumentReliefWebSudan said a special court set up to try alleged Darfur war criminals will open on Tuesday, after officials criticised international attempts to investigate atrocities in the troubled region. Court chairman Judge Mahmoud Saeed Abkem denied any relationship between his tribunal and The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), which earlier this month announced an inquiry into Darfur atrocities. He said 51 suspects named in January as possible perpetrators of war crimes by a UN investigation would be tried "if they are brought to the court by the Sudanese committees of inquiry."
United Kingdom defense secretary reveals military support package for Darfurhttp://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=74138&src=0noticias.comA small, but highly capable, package of military assistance was announced today by the Defense Secretary John Reid to assist the African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Darfur. Fifteen personnel from the Royal Air Force's Mobile Air Movements Team, based at RAF Brize Norton, are likely to deploy to Nairobi, Kenya, as part of NATO's efforts to coordinate and enable the airlift of additional battalions of AU troops. The UK will also deploy two logistics experts, as part of the EU's assistance programme, to help ensure the troops are able to sustain their support infrastructure in the challenging conditions of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Darfur peace talks face obstacles http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4086316.stmBBC NewsSudanese government representatives and rebels from the western Darfur region have held a brief face-to-face meeting during slow-moving talks in Nigeria. Disagreements include the question of which countries should assist in the mediation process, and over the agenda.
June 10, 2005
Briton named as buyer of Darfur oil rights http://www.guardian.co.uk/sudan/story/0,14658,1503470,00.htmlThe GuardianA millionaire British businessman, Friedhelm Eronat, was named last night as the purchaser of oil rights in the Darfur region of Sudan, where the regime is accused of war crimes and where millions of tribespeople are alleged to have been forced to flee, amid mass rapes or murders.Documents seen by the Guardian suggest that Mr Eronat, who lives in a 20 million lb house in Chelsea, swapped his US passport for a British one shortly before the deal was signed with the Sudan regime in October 2003.
Violence-hit South Darfur town "no-go area" for UN staffhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/0f7c9f2ef36e2ebb4144a1116efdbd56.htm IRINThe UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) said on Thursday it had suspended its activities in the town of Muhajiriya in the South Darfur state of western Sudan following recent fighting between rival rebel forces in the area.
Darfur peace talks resume in Nigeria amid optimismhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10687485.htm ReutersA new round of talks aimed at ending a two-year conflict in Sudan's Darfur region began in Nigeria on Friday with both sides cautiously optimistic about chances for a deal.
New bid to stop Darfur fightinghttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4079636.stm BBC NewsPeace talks between Sudan's government and two rebel groups from the Darfur region have resumed in Nigeria after a six-month break. Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo urged all sides to spare no effort to end the conflict. The chief government negotiator said he thought a peace deal would be reached. "I think the conditions on the ground are better. There is a will of the Sudanese people for peace," Majzoub al-Khalifa told Reuters news agency.
June 9, 2005
Bush administration under increasing pressure to take more action in Darfurhttp://www.voanews.com/english/2005-06-09-voa53.cfm Voice of AmericaSince the fighting in the Darfur region of Sudan escalated two years ago, hundreds of thousands people have been killed and more than two million people have fled their homes. The Bush administration is under increasing pressure to take more action to end the conflict. On June 1, Mr. Bush restated that genocide is taking place in Darfur and said the United States is doing what it can to stop it, including support for the African Union, or AU. But critics say that is not enough. The International Crisis Group, a non-governmental organization, says "for too long, the international approach to the crisis in western Sudan has been defined by tough rhetoric followed by half-measures and inaction," which, the group says, ensures widespread attacks against civilians.
Green light for NATO support to African Union for Darfurhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVIU-6D8CZ9?OpenDocument ReliefWebNATO announced on 9 June that it would help the African Union (AU) expand its peacekeeping mission in Darfur by airlifting additional AU peacekeepers into the region and assisting in their training.
NATO to launch Darfur mission, denies EU tension http://www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp;:42a8d53e:4b22a443fdbb3c2?type=topNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=8746777ReutersNATO defense ministers gave the green light on Thursday to an operation to airlift extra African troops to Sudan's troubled Darfur region, the alliance's first mission on the continent. NATO chiefs were at pains to stress there was no competition with a separate European Union mission, after NATO-member France said its offer to transport two battalions of Senegalese troops was under an EU, not a NATO, banner.
MTV movie awards fashion recaphttp://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1503809/story.jhtml MTV.comRyan Gosling sported a black blazer, brown trousers and - apparently in an effort to spread awareness of the war in the Sudan - a T-shirt that said "Darfur."
Stanford University to divest from Sudanhttp://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/divest-060905.html Stanford ReportStanford officials announced Thursday that the university will divest all directly held investments it may hold in PetroChina, ABB Ltd., Sinopec and Tatneft because of their business operations in support of the Sudanese government, whose actions in Darfur have been condemned universally, including by a unanimous censure vote of the U.S. Congress.
International Rescue Committee in Chadhttp://www.theirc.org/index.cfm/wwwID/2046 International Rescue CommitteeA summary of the background, role, programs, and donors of the International Rescue Committee in Chad and its aid to refugees from Darfur.
A call to armshttp://icteesside.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0001head/tm_objectid=15611297&method=full&siteid=50080&headline=a-call-to-arms-name_page.html Teesside Evening GazetteBritish troops should be sent as peacekeepers into the killing fields of Darfur, a Teesside MP has told the Commons. She urged Defense Secretary John Reid to recognise the need for NATO intervention.
Russia may send humanitarian aid, military advisors to Darfurhttp://en.rian.ru/russia/20050609/40496835.html Russian News and Information AgencyRussia may send humanitarian aid and military advisors to Darfur under the UN aegis, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov announced. "But I do not see much sense in investing large resources, because the developments there
do not threaten our security and our interests," he added.
University of Washington weighs stocks tied to Sudan
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2002322080_uwsudan09m.html
The Seattle Times
The University of Washington's Board of Regents today will consider whether to use the university's shareholder muscle to put pressure on companies doing business in Sudan. Student activists, backed by some faculty members, have urged the university to take strong measures against five companies, which they claim are indirectly funding genocide in Sudan through oil and diesel ventures. The university's holdings in the five stocks, worth $12.5 million, are part of its $1.3 billion endowment fund.
Germany says ready to offer airlift to Darfur
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L09140173.htm
Reuters
Germany offered on Thursday to airlift African troops and provide equipment for their peace mission in Sudan's stricken Darfur region.
June 8, 2005
Darfur - From the field
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6D6CEH?OpenDocument
ReliefWeb
Daryn is serving as the communications officer for the World Relief Darfur Relief Collaboration, a group of six humanitarian agencies working in conflict-affected areas of West Darfur, Sudan. The following are pieces from Daryn's online diary.
NATO, EU have difficulties to coordinate action to Darfur
http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=10024
Sudan Tribune
NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels Thursday to finalize support for African peacekeepers in Sudan's battle-scarred Darfur region, but are struggling to coordinate their action with the EU. Officially, both NATO and the 25-member EU insist there is no rivalry between the two organizations over Darfur, with both agreeing the priority must be to bring urgently-needed help to Sudan. But despite a string of meetings there has been no concrete decision on coordinating their support, which Washington wants provided by NATO while France has insisted on providing its resources solely through the EU. At the heart of the tension between the two organizations is the issue which should coordinate support, notably to provide troop transport.
The wait for water
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6D6HUM?OpenDocument
ReliefWeb
The major displacement of people in Darfur is challenging the access to water. In Garsilla in West Darfur ACT/Caritas is working full speed to drill boreholes in order to meet the need of the people.
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