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As the rest of the world worries over economic indicators and low consumer demand, children are being recruited to fight in the continuing blood-soaked genocide of Darfur. From Reuters;Up to 6,000 child soldiers, some as young as 11, have been recruited by rebels and government forces in Sudan's Darfur conflict, the United Nations said.Youngsters have repeatedly been seen carrying weapons, even t

por Jorge MartinsSempre que nos perguntamos como em pleno século XXI continuamos a assistir a situações de perseguição étnica e religiosa como aquelas que caracterizam o Darfur, não nos podemos cingir a uma ou duas razões, mas sim a todas as pequenas condicionantes que, por mais pequenas que possam parecer, contribuem para a manutenção desta triste realidade.O principal factor prende-se

George Clooney was recognized in Berlin for his work in Darfur. He in turn presented the Golden Heart award to other aid workers in the region because he said they deserved it and did so much more than him.  George also worked in the region with Don Cheadle and Brad Pitt. More pictures after the jump… George [...]

Cross posted by Findalis of Monkey in the Middle Hat Tip to Simply Jews View at YouTube Darfur The name conjures up the horrors of horrors, GENOCIDE. A systematic slaughter of men, women and children. Thousands have been murdered, more have been forced from the homes. And the slaughter continues. It has been a year since the U.N. Security Council authorized the UNAMID peacekeeping force

The Office of the Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court has received a lot of critcism  from diffrent sections of the world with regards Mr  Moreno Ocampo’s application for a warrant of arrest against one the most ruthless dictators Africa has ever seen, President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan who is being accused of perpetrating war [...]

"Darfur Now" is not just a factual movie. It is an in-your-face call to action for people everywhere to help end the crisis in Darfur. For the first time in history, the US Government has declared a genocide while it is ongoing, and that is a bad sign.The movie shows the struggles and achievements of six very different individuals who bring to light the situation in Darfur and the need to get invo

Darfur is a region of Sudan, where people are living in the state of war since 2003. Nowadays this war is one of the major international problems, because some nations and international organizations are trying to stop the conflict. However, all their efforts are in vain or, probably, the measures taken are just not enough.   This [...]

Un ambulatorio pediatrico in Darfur. La nostra idea di pace. La campagna dell’SMS solidale di Emergency - Il 3 ottobre, Emergency ha dato avvio alla campagna «La nostra idea di pace» per la costruzione di un Centro pediatrico a Nyala, capitale del Sud Darfur.Dal 3 al 22 ottobre, gli utenti Tim, Vodafone, Wind e 3 Italia potranno inviare un SMS al numero 48587 del valore di 1 euro oppure effett

How are the Somali Pirates getting away with unloading tons of ammunition? There is also much scandal about the contents and the destination. According to Russia Today, there might be banned fissionable material aboard to be sold on to third parties. and the likely destination was Darfur in Southern sudan. And this all has the signature of the Ukrainian [...]

The government of the Sudan has unleashed its notorious janjaweed forces to kill, rape and plunder the innocent people of Darfur, but continues to claim it is the innocent victim of UN refusal to cooperate in bringing peace to the region. Sudan’s UN envoy insists the fault for any delays in deploying peacekeepers to the [...]

Natasha over at Maw Books Blog is trying to do something amazing with her blog. She has dedicated the month of September to raising awareness and money for the genocide in Darfur. She's already posted a video of herself asking for help, as well as listed a huge number of links and videos to help you to learn more. Here's how you can help (taken from her website): Commit to write a post (if you

This video shows former Sudanese Commander Arbab Idries admitting to arming and leading Janjaweed milita attacks on civilans in Darfur in order to "rid the land of blacks." The former commander says he believes he committed war crimes in Darfur.More posts on The Road about DarfurSource: Genocide Intervention Net

Hmm, Sudanese Government goes on with its imperialistic campaign… Sudanese government troops have launched attacks on two towns in Darfur, three rebel groups in the region have said. The rebels said the troops, backed by militias, helicopters and planes, had attacked Disa and Birmaza in North Darfur state early on Saturday. The joint United Nations-African [...]

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The United Nations Security Council has extended its mandate for the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force in the Darfur area of Sudan. The resolution, adopted to extend the United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) mission, was approved by 14 of the 15 Security Council members. The United States abstained from the vote, saying that the language used in the mandate undermined eff

The international community has been accused of failing to provide basic equipment vital to the peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s Darfur region. The accusation was levelled in a report backed by 36 human rights groups and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). It comes on the first anniversary of the decision to deploy a UN-African Union force in war-torn region. Meanwhile, the [...]

One of the fascinating and disheartening issues around those who advocate an on-going dialogue with the Muslim Brotherhood is the failure to look at the record of what the Brotherhood is and what it stands for. The latest example is the reaction of several important Muslim Brotherhood groups to the International Criminal Court's decision to indict Sudanese president Omar Bashir on charges of genoc

UN officials confirmed that Hotel Rwanda star Don Cheadle funded the genocide in Darfur for the purpose of starring in a film about the tragedy.

According to news reports Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir Arrest Warrant Imminent on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity? ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, of Argentina seems intent on pursuing the case against Sudan’s president once an arrest warrant is granted will be a first one on a sitting president. Cooper of... Philippine political & social events as seen from

STOPPING the genocide in Darfur should be the No. 1 priority for anyone with a good conscience. The world community has said "not again on our watch" after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. It is sad that the genocide in Darfur continues and the world community has failed to stop it. There is hope though. Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain have shown rare solidarity in wanti

We all know that the Zionists & Capitalists are at fault for everything from war, poverty, 9/11, obesity, global warming (or whatever it’s been called today) & McDonalds. However, the Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mujahid Kamran, has found that they web of conspiracy has also reached the Sudan. Ben-Zion Jaffe from the Jerusalem Post blog: According to [...]

The Darfur situation has been the subject of hundreds of articles, thousands of cries for peace and expressions of dismay by concerned people in the world, but the situation has not improved one iota. The latest manifestation of lack of interest in the welfare of the people of Darfur has emerged in fighting around the [...]

Ogaden A region that is ignored by its government? Absolutely. The will of the government has not been exerted to that particualr region. The desire to bring about peace in that region is not something the government has taken an interest in. Modern Ogaden is a place where its people are being used as target practice for Ethiopians [...]

The "whole state apparatus" of Sudan is implicated in crimes against humanity in Darfur, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has said. Luis Moreno-Ocampo's report into the crisis in western Sudan, due on Thursday, coincides with a visit to the region by the UN Security Council. Sudan's ambassador to the UN said the comments were "fictitious and vicious" and harmful to the pr

There has been a glaring omission in the U.S. media presentation of the Darfur tragedy. The compassion demonstrated, mostly in words, until recently, has not been accompanied by a recognition of U.S. complicity, or at least involvement, in the war which has led to the enormous suffering and loss of life that has been taking place in Darfur for many years. In 1978 oil was discovered in Southern Sud

this morning i participated in a walk for darfur and encourage all of you to try and help make a difference. you can find your local 'save darfur' group to get involved: savedarfur.orgphoto cred: save darfur

Here we have a Documentary bought to you by iGNITE. Directed by Ted Braun this takes a look at 6 individual life and see how they deal with the genocide  that’s happening in Darfur .This comes on 1cd with standard video and audio quality so if your interested in this go for it. Plot:Darfur Now is [...]

There don't seem to be many issues that the US presidential candidates Clinton, Obama and McCain agree upon, but one which caught my eye: their stand against Sudan and the genocide in Darfur.Extract from their statement:After more than five years of genocide, the Sudanese government and its proxies continue to commit atrocities against civilians in Darfur. This is unacceptable to the American peop

Sudan is coming apart at the seams. A new wave of violence in central Sudan has observers fearing the possibility of a return to civil war between north and south, and fighting between the government and rebels in Darfur is reaching new extremes.  Last week, clashes in the town of Abyei in central Sudan between government forces and the SPLA sent around 25,000-30,000 people fleeing and caused t

When we view photographs of war-torn bodies, piled-up corpses, or starving children, are we changed? During the course of the genocidal conflict in Darfur, the number of children who have been killed, raped, wounded, displaced, traumatized, or endured the loss of parents and families is well over 1 million. Most of these children have suffered multiple forms of violence, loss, and deprivation.

MISNA15 May 2008Editor’s Note: This is precisely what I was concerned about after the failed Chad-backed JEM coup attempt. While the bulk of the Sudanese forces are engaged in the witchhunt around the capital, the timing is ripe to attack the lesser defended areas while the armed forces are … A news by AsianLoveStories.com. [...]

MISNA15 May 2008Editor’s Note: This is precisely what I was concerned about after the failed Chad-backed JEM coup attempt. While the bulk of the Sudanese forces are engaged in the witchhunt around the capital, the timing is ripe to attack the lesser defended areas while the armed forces are … A news by AsianLoveStories.com. [...]

Have you heard of Nadia Plesner? She is running a near one-woman campaign to raise awareness and charitable contributions for the Darfur situation. She’s an art student, she’s 26, and she doesn’t have the legal clout that a worldwide fashion brand can afford. The point is Nadia is selling her t-shirts at no profit, all [...]

Artistic expression, social responsibility, and corporate property rights hardly ever (IF ever) mix. More often than not, the entity with the biggest money bag wins. A story has been slowly snowballing for the past couple weeks: Last October, Danish artist Nadia Plesner started an image-driven campaign called “Simple Living” to help raise public support for [...]

The Sudan government is seeking about $6 billion in aid from the world to help rebuild its devastated nation, particularly Darfur, where 200,000 have died and 2.5 million been displaced. Yesterday, a Sudan Antonov plane hovered over the village of Shegeg Karo for several minutes, surveyed the scene, and then dropped bombs on the [...]

This is a great idea they came up with, hopefully it will catch on everywhere else...if you like these performers you should support ;) Here's The article from Miami Herald: Reaching to Darfur: High... The place for miami downtowners to find whats going on in their area and at the same time support the downtown area grow

Louis Vuitton sued Nadia Plenser, a Danish student artist and designer, for her “Simple Living” campaign. Nadia is a fundraiser that supports the Divest for Darfur organization. She drew an image of a young Darfur child holding a chihuahua dog and sporting a designer bag that looked like the famous Louis Vuitton’s Murakami Multicolore canvas pattern. Louis Vuitton filed a lawsuit last April 15th and demands payment for their ‘intellectual property’.Meanwhile, last April 29 Juicy Couture filed a lawsuit against Victoria's Secret Pink. They accused VS for using similar ideas and icons, such as their trademark seat-of-the-pants Juicy logo and selling apparel wrapped in the shape of lollipops and ice cream cones, mimicking the packaging used in Juicy's Sweet Shoppe.The company is ask

Rather than attempts at embarrassment, sanctions, threats, or a serious military intervention that China would interpret as a challenge to its control of the oil fields, the focus should be on tying diplomatic and economic efforts together coherently, to enlist China constructively.This can be done – because it has been done, in dealing with North Korea's nuclear ambitions. In 2006 the US pushed to get expanded voting rights for China in the International Monetary Fund, to reflect its weight in the world economy. The quid pro quo Treasury Secretary Paulson promoted was a "hope," as he gently put it, that more power in the IMF would motivate China to allow its artificially low currency to float to a market exchange rate (helping US and EU exports).China's currency started to float. What w

Vedere la guerra, il dolore e la sofferenza attraverso gli occhi dei bambini. È stato questo uno dei principali temi affrontati nel corso del Global Day for Darfur svoltosi a Roma nel mese di Aprile. Organizzato da Italians for Darfur...

Make Fetch Happen reports the following story: Artist Nadia Plesner created this image to satirize the lack of media attention a genocide like Darfur gathers compared with the relative overexposure of say, skinny white women with little dogs and designer bags. Louis Vuitton (who one writer claims, had ties to the Nazi Party) has responded with a [...]

Louis Vuitton Sues Artist Who Wants to Save Darfur: Louis Vuitton is suing 26-year-old artist Nadia Plesner who is selling posters and t-shirts of a Darfur victim, holding a designer bag inspired by a Louis Vuitton design.The sale of the posters and T-Shirt is part of a campaign called "Simple Living" in which Nadia is promoting.[via Thread Trend]

Not being a fan of the overrated Louis Vuitton line of luxury handbags and luggage (and in general), this is another reason for me to take my dislike up a notch. Louis Vuitton is suing a design student (Nadia Plesner) working with a Darfur fundraiser because their recent campaign called, “Simple Living” shows a refugee with [...]

Stop the daily rapes in Darfur.April 29, AdsofTheWorld.comAdvertising Agency: DDB Budapest, HungaryCreatives: Holly Fleming, Giovanni Pintaude, Rodrigo FernandesPublished: April 2008

This picture was drawn by a young Chadian boy in a camp for displaced persons in Eastern Chad. His drawing describes the attack on his village by Janjaweed militias from Sudan. On the top left hand corner of the drawing is written ‘ataque village’ (French for ‘attack of the village’). The attackers, wearing military uniforms and on camels are shooting civilians with machine guns and burning their houses. Bullets are coming from all over. Next to each civilian that is shot is the word ‘Morts’ which is the plural of ‘dead’ in French.More posts on The Road about DarfurPicture courtesy wagingpeace.info

The Paris based fashion house Louis Vuitton has filed charges against Nadia Plesner, a Dutch 26 year old student artist for selling posters and t-shirts of a Darfur victim, holding a designer bag inspired by a Louis Vuitton design. All of the profits were going to charity.Nadia said: “I started this campaign because of the distorted way the media prioritizes between big and small world news. How can Paris Hilton make more front covers than the genocide in Darfur? So, I “pimped” a victim, to see if it worked. And it did!”Louis Vuitton now demands $7,500 (5,000 Euro) for each day she continues to sell Simple Life products, $7,500 for each day their letter is published on the website and $7,500 a day for using the name “Louis Vuitton” on her website. In addition they want her to p

This photo by Kevin Carter won the “Pulitzer Prize” in 1994 and became a symbol of the Sudan famine at the time. The picture depicts stricken girl crawling towards an United Nations camp, located a kilometer away. The vulture is waiting for the child to die so that it can eat her.This picture shocked the whole world. No one -including the photographer- knows what happened to the child.Here is the story behind the picture: In 1993 Carter headed north of the border with [his colleague] Silva to photograph the rebel movement in famine-stricken Sudan. To make the trip, Carter had taken a leave from the Weekly Mail and borrowed money for the air fare. Immediately after their plane ) touched down in the village of Ayod, Carter began snapping photos of famine victims. Seeking relief from the

Thousands protested around the world yesterday to mark the five year anniversary of the crisis in Darfur in which at least 200,000 people have been killed and millions have been displaced. According to Amnesty International, there are UN troops in the region, but the Sudanese government is blocking them from helping. There is a call...

On April 9th, gunmen have attacked a UNAMID (UN African Mission in Darfur) police patrol, two kilometres (one mile) from the Zam Zam camp for internally displaced persons.The officers were ordered out of their vehicles and the four gunmen stole their personal belongings and official identity cards. One officer was repeatedly hit in the neck by the back of an AK-47 when he hesitated in obeying instructions to get back into the vehicle."UNAMID police do not carry weapons and Wednesday's patrol was operating without protection", according to Noureddine Mezni, the UN African Mission spokesman. He added that "this was for confidence-building purposes and for easier contact with the civilians they aim to protect". (Full)Picture courtesy Reuters

"My son was clinging to my dress. An Arab looking man, in a uniform with military insignia, stopped his car next to me. He grabbed my son from me and threw him into a fire."- Kalima, resident of the village of Kidinyir, DarfurIt's been 5 years. And what has the world done?"Since the genocide began five years ago, more than 1 million children have been tortured, raped, wounded, displaced, and/or traumatized," stated a press release from STAND Canada (Students Taking Action Now: Darfur), which organized the Toronto rally."UNICEF reported in their Child Alert Report that 'The children of Darfur have little prospect of a decent, independent future for themselves ... (as the majority of them) live beyond the reach of current international relief efforts, leaving them exposed to malnutrition, il

Originally posted Saturday April 12, 2008 09:30 AM EDTMatt Damon and Thandie Newton have lent their famous faces for a London photo shoot – but these were no glamour shots. The stars (along with Joely Richardson and other celebs) were photographed destroying toys – meant to symbolize the destruction of childhood in Darfur. We got a sneak peek at two of the pics.April 13, named "Global Day for Darfur," marks the fifth anniversary of genocide in the Sudan region – so some children who live there have known nothing but killings for as long as they've lived. "If it had been my childhood that was under attack I would have expected help," Newton, 35, who was depicted blow-torching a Barbie doll, said in a statement. "Five years is five years too long."Damon, 37, destroyed a dollhouse with

George Clooney e' stato vittima di un assalto condotto da un gruppo di bambini soldato armati di fucili Ak-47 durante un viaggio in Darfur dove si trovava tempo fa in qualita' di ambasciatore dell'Onu. La star hollywoodiana alla rivista britannica "Zoo Weekly" ha raccontato: "Hanno controllato la macchina e hanno portato via tutto quello che potevano pero' siamo riusciti a nascondere le pellicole - ha raccontato l'attore - Ci hanno puntanto addosso i fucili. Cose del genere succedono spesso". Clooney ha spiegato che i bambini non avevano la minima idea di chi lui fosse e non sapevano che stavano rapinando una star del cinema. "Non hanno una televisione molto buona li", ha scherzato l'attore che ha girato e prodotto il documentario "Un viaggio in Darfur", realizzato nel 2007 insieme al padr

Time -- Ambassador Richard Williamson, the U.S. special envoy to Sudan, told Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in the letter that additional troops are the best hope of increasing security in the Sudanese region.A joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force took over in January from a beleaguered AU force to try to stem the violence. But it only has about 9,000 troops and police on the ground, out of a total of 26,000 that have been authorized.

Darfur. Una regione grande circa due volte l’Italia, situata nell’ovest del Sudan, nel deserto del Sahara, delimitata da Ciad, Egitto, Etiopia, Libia, Repubblica Democratica del Congo, Uganda, Repubblica Centroafricana e Kenia. Pochi hanno sentito dire questo nome, pochi immaginano cosa stia accadendo in Darfur. Era un triste giorno del Febbraio 2003 quando un gruppo di miliziani [...]

Igual que pasó con Timor Oriental y el régimen islámico indonesio de Suharto, cuya brutalidad se dirigió también contra los comunistas, la ONU (uff, por fin ha hecho algo útil... aunque digamos que un poco tarde) ha reconocido que el gobierno sudanés está directamente implicado en las violaciones colectivas en Darfur. Y quien lo ha dicho ha sido la impresentable de la Alto Comisionado de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos, Louise Arbour, que se ha mostrado muy reacia a hablar en contra de los múltiples abusos cometidos por los países musulmanes en relación a los Derechos Humanos, pero en llevar una cuenta muy detallada de los que comete Israel. Hace poco apoyó la Carta de Derechos Humanos de los países islámicos, esa que dice que se respetarán siempre que no vayan en contra d

Este grupo de chicos no sólo son grandes estrellas para la pantalla, sino que también brillan y ponen todo el poder hacia causas muy meritorias. Son co-fundadores de Not On Our Watch (NOOW),que, sin ánimo de lucro se centra en la atención mundial y los recursos para detener y prevenir atrocidades en masa, que recientemente dieron 500.000 dólares a las Naciones Unidas Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA). En un esfuerzo para ayudar a detener el hambre, el PMA utiliza helicópteros para prestar apoyo en mano de obra y alimentos al Sudán. Estos chicos también donaron 1 millón de dólares al PMA en 2007. Ellos hacen lucir bien la filantropía, realmente muy bueno.

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If you needed final confirmation on connections between the Janjaweed militias in Darfur and the Sudanese government in Khartoum, here it is: For the first time, the commander of one of the biggest and most important Janjaweed groups has gone on the record claiming his men received direct orders and heavy weaponry from the government. Extraordinary footage to be broadcast on Britain’s Channel 4 on March 14 shows an interview with Mohammed Hamdan, leader of 20,000 Janjaweed who control most of southern Darfur. It’s the closest thing yet to hard evidence that Khartoum has used Janjaweed as proxy forces to crush rebel groups and sow misery in Darfur. Hamdan claims he met Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir twice - once at Bashir’s home - to receive orders to carry out campaign

    George Clooney and his pals have proven adept at putting their money where their mouths are. The organization the actor started along with Ocean’s Eleven costars Matt Damon, Brad Pitt and Don Cheadle and producer Jerry Weintraub to raise awareness and aid the humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region has donated $500,000 to the United Nations [...]

charity co-founded by George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle has donated $500,000 to the United Nations World Food Program. The money, handed over by the stars’ Not On Our Watch organization, is earmarked for the U.N.’s food aid agency to prevent hunger in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan. In a statement, [...]

The legacy of George Bush continues haunting efforts to bring stabiliy to many areas of the world. His lies, incompetence, and bravado have transformed the United States into among the most distrusted nations in the world. Sudan officials claim their nation does not believe any statements made by American leaders. Former Foreign Minister Suliman Aba [...]

Darfur enters and slips out of the news with frequency. It appears the organized process of death and destruction on the part of the Sudan government has been renewed with ever increasing fury as janjaweed and Sudanese military resume their scorched earth policy of driving out the people of Darfur. The same old tactics are [...]

Healthy lifestyles are not even on the horizon for millions around the earth, and nowhere is this situation worse than in Darur, Sudan, Africa. And now the world has witnessed a rare shaming of a nation as Steven Spielberg has just inflicted on China. This nation that has begun to lecture other nations has found [...]

The people of Darfur have been confronted with ongoing harassment and brutality on the part of the Sudan government and its janjaweed mercenaries, but a new impediment has arisen in the form of gangs of bandits who steal food being sent to the area. The World Food Program(WFP) has been forced to halve food deliveries [...]

You should be really angry after reading this story. The EU just came out recently blaming many of the conflicts around the world, including Darfur, on Global Warming. Yes, apparently the liberal elites around the world believe that the religious and tribal genocide, where women and children are murdered senselessly, is due to half of a degree increase in temperature. There are so many... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.

A Sudanese senior official, on a trip to Japan, claimed critics had completely exaggerated the situation in Darfur and that only a fraction of those claimed to have been killed really got killed. Sudanese presidential adviser, Nafie Ali Nafie, said “Our estimate is not more than 10,000… quite a difference number from 200,000. I dare [...]

The Save Darfur Coalition, www.SaveDarfur.org, an alliance of 181 human rights, faith-based, and civil society organizations working to raise public awareness and mobilize an effective response to the genocide in Darfur, seeks a Government Relations Associate to play a central role in Save Darfur’s efforts to expand our U.S. congressional, administration, and coalition member outreach. [...]

Una vez que los jihadis han conquistado Chad y de facto, han quedado a la ONU sin poder defender a los habitantes de Darfur, el ataque no se ha hecho esperar.BBC NEWS | Africa | Sudan 'renews Darfur air strikes'The Sudanese military is said to have renewed its aerial bombing campaign in the west of the Darfur region. The joint United Nations African Union mission in Sudan, Unamid, said it had received reports of aerial bombings in the Jebel Moun area of the region. A Unamid spokesman said there was grave concern for the safety of thousands of civilians in the area. The reports came as China's envoy for Darfur, Liu Guijin, began a five-day visit to the country to push for peace. China has come under increasing pressure to use its influence with Sudan to end the fighting.En cuanto al pap

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Today Darfur rebels threatened to attack West Darfur's state capital El-Geneina and told aid workers to stay in their compounds and away from government military bases. (Full Post)Picture courtesy REUTERS/Mohamed NureldinFor updated humanitarian news, check out The Other World News

UN envoy: New Darfur fighting bad sign(AP) AP - Signs of renewed fighting in Darfur are a worrying omen for peace talks, a U.N. special envoy said Friday as he toured the troubled region in an attempt to draw reluctant rebels into negotiations with Sudan's government. African school succeeds against the odds(AP) AP - Here at the Chiseka school on the rural outskirts of town, many children attend class outside, sitting among weeds in the shade of a towering blue gum tree. There are 1,531 students, six classrooms, no running water and no light bulbs. Germany puts Zimbabwe in spotlight over rights abuses(Reuters) Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkelchallenged European and African leaders on Saturday to confronthuman rights abuses in Zimbabwe, putting the country'spresident Robert Mugabe in the spotlight at an EU-Africasummit. Liberia's ex-president arrested(AP)AP - A former president of Liberia was arrested Friday for violating the conditions of his bail while on tr

GENOCIDE IN MALAYSIA ? NO! NOT HERE! Darfur, is where it is.That's where genocide and ethnic cleansing existed.That's where Muslims killed Muslims.That's where government appointed militia raped and killed black African Muslims. In Malaysia ? No.It's only a figment of imagination of the devil incarnate, P.Uthayakumar, a member of the law fraternity ,treacherous,deceitful and unpatriotic.A

To the surprise of no one, the Muslim Brotherhood-dominated government of Sudan is making it impossible to deploy the promised peacekeeping mission in Darfur, the a senior UN official says. Jean-Marie Guehenno told the United Nations Security Council that excessive demands from Khartoum "would make it impossible for the mission to operate". Among other demands, Sudan wants advance notice of troop movements and to be able to shut down communications. That is handy, to be able to shut down communications...(read more)

In lieu of a strong American military presence in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, it seems Indian "combat camels" will be sent to assist the joint United Nations/African Union peacekeeping force. No, I'm not kidding- from the AP;India plans to send combat-trained camels to solve the transport headache facing a fledgling UN-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region, officers here say.India's Border Security Force (BSF) said it received a request last week from the United Nations to send the specially schooled animals to the troubled African region."In principle the BSF has agreed to the request and will wait for the UN to approach it through the ministry of home affairs," said the chief of India's elite 200,000-member frontier force, A. K. Mitra.Last week the head of the UN department of peacekeeping operations, said they may fail to protect civilians in Darfur without the required air mobility and firepower.American forces continue to police a civil wa

Pretty Hammer just released a new t-shirt for charity. There's not a lot to be said here; the t-shirt is called "Save Darfur" and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Save Darfur organization. The t-shirt has the typical esoteric and sensitive characteristics of all Pretty Hammer designs, and costs $25.

Sudanese government declares truce at Darfur talks

First off, the Seminal is Protesting in Professional Attire today in cities around the nation. Come and join us! A UN representative has called the global overemphasis on biofuels a “crime against humanity,” saying it seriously threatens global food supplies and prices. Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson has decided to retire amid denunciations for his comments about the intelligence of black people. Peace talks scheduled to begin today in Libya between rival factions in Darfur are delayed because two main rebel groups decided not to show. “The US army says as many as 20% of its soldiers and marines have suffered ‘mild traumatic brain injury’ (mTBI) from blows to the head or shockwaves caused by explosions. The condition…has been designated as one of four ’signature injuries’ of the Iraq conflict by the US department of defence.” — The Guardian From the Blogosphere… David Horowitz is feeling a little unwelcome, a

Six Darfur rebel groups boycotting Sudan peace talks

Chicago Bull Luol Deng knows the stakes in the Sudan all too well: he was born there, and he and his family ended up fleeing the African nation for their lives. The refugee turned NBA star drew on that personal history Sunday to appeal for help to stop the bloodshed in Sudan's Darfur region, where civil strife has left more than 200,000 people dead. The Save Darfur Coalition. "We all need to

Ever since Waxploitation's Genocide in Sudan release in '03, we've really appreciated their efforts in activism. It's an underlying fact that within success, it is completely crucial to use that power to cause change (or create it). I can't stress enough how important it is to continue to educate yourself on current situations in places where we are not. I truly believe people who live in "relative" peace are called to help and serve those who do not or cannot. However a lot of us do not have time (amongst other things), but I'm telling you right now there are many ways to get involved even while sitting at your computer. On November 1st, you can download the new Waxploitation Causes 1: Darfur off of iTunes. But be sure to not wait as it will only be up there for 90 days. Why such a short time? It shows symbolism for the urgency of it's purpose, for the cause. You can also get the hardcopy if you sign-up on the site. 100% of the proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders, Save Darfu

Illusionierte und Hoffnungsträgerinnen! Es ist noch nicht aller Tage Abend. Wenn man sich umtut, finden sich auch viele Bemühungen, die Hoffnung machen. Das auch Popmusik etwas zur Klimaverbesserung beitragen kann zeigen Mattafix. Eine schöne Nummer und dazu ein schönes Video. Eine angenehme Art für die Menschen in einer Krisenregion Aufmerksamkeit zu sensibilisieren. Dazu auch eine Webseite mit Aktion und Engagement - Living Darfur. “Seit 2003 herrscht in der Region der Darfur-Konflikt, der bis zu 400.000 Menschen das Leben gekostet und 2,5 Mio. in die Flucht getrieben hat.” Quelle: Wikipedia (mehr…)

Vi ho già parlato di "Living Darfur", nuovo singolo dei Mattafix che anticipa l'uscita del loro prossimo album. Adesso vi propongo il testo della canzone con relativa traduzione:See the nation through the people's eyes, See tears that flow like rivers from the skies. Where it seems there are only borderlines Where others turn and sigh, You shall rise (x2) There's disaster in your past Boundaries in your path What do you desire when lift you higher? You don't have to be extraordinary, just forgiving Those who never heard your cries, You shall rise (x2) And look toward the skies. Where others fail, you prevail in time. You shall rise. (You may never know, If you lay low, lay low) (x4) You shall rise (x3) Sooner or later we must try... Living (You may never know, If you lay low, lay low) (x4) See the nation through the people's eyes, See tears that flow like rivers from the skies. Where it seems there are only borderlines Where others turn and sigh, You shall rise (x4) (You may neve

Everyone, including myself, who has complained about our governments needs to be introduced to Darfur. So how bad can a region be in modern times… pretty freaking horrid. What we all should be complaining about is how can something like this be going on. How can hundreds of thousands of people get killed for being born. Everyone on this planet has now seen or heard about the craziness in Darfur… but here it is again! Below is a very, very graphic video of the things that have happened and may still be happening around the planet… this is Dafur, where they have been fighting for sometime. The sickl thing here is that its not a war where its one military against another, this is more of a tribal war that puts the government and militia against civilians. here is the Darfur Video of a man getting his limbs cut-off for more on the Darfur humanitarian crisis and genocide check this out. From WikipediaThe campaign of mass killing and torture began when Darfurians, fear

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade pushed for an immediate investigation into the deaths of 12 African Union(AU) troops who were killed in a raid on a peacekeeping base in the Darfur region of Sudan. He stated that he would remove Senegalese troops from the AU force if the investigation found the pacificators were unequipped to defend themselves.In what was called "...the heaviest loss of life and biggest attack on the African Mission," by AU spokesperson Noureddine Mezni, 30 vehicles and a force of 1,000 armed rebels raided the AU base in the town of Haskanita just after sunset on Saturday. The base was completely destroyed. One of the soldiers killed in the attack was Senegalese, while the majority were Nigerian. One Malian soldier, and one soldier from Botswana were also killed in the raid, according to AU spokesman Assane Ba."If they died because they didn't have the arms to defend themselves, I will withdraw all the Senegalese ... I am not going to send people to be slaughtered,

The single, ‘Living Darfur' by Mattafix was filmed in the refugee camps on the Chad/Darfur border where over 200,000 people have been killed over the last four years.The project is backed by a host of international names. Desmond Tutu, Matt Damon, Elle MacPherson, the Black Eyed Peas and many others have supported the project by appearing in the video holding slogans demanding action on Darfur. The project was funded by Mick Jagger.All artist royalties from this single will be donated to Oxfam, Crisis Action, and the Save Darfur Coalition to support their work on the Darfur crisis but the main purpose of the single is to raise awareness of the crisis. (Read more...)Thanks to E. for the link

A recent ad campaign is about to be released by SaveDarfur.org which tells the stories of people who are still suffering and dying in the genocide in Darfur. According to SaveDarfur.org over 100,000 people called President Bush to live up to his promise to address the General Assembly about Darfur while at the United Nations this week. President Bush told the UNGA, ‘”The United Nations must answer this challenge to conscience -and live up to its promise to promptly deploy peacekeeping forces to Darfur.” The United Nations recently approved a joint peace keeping force of United Nations forces and African Union forces to put a stop to the violence perpetrated on non-Arab Sudanese people. Peace talks are also set to be held in October. The United States would of course need to contribute their share of the bill for the peacekeeping forces and supply their share of the equipment as well. If there is no follow through from those that have promised their support to the

Graeme MacKay, «The Hamilton Spectator»Desde 2003, o conflito no Darfur arrasta-se, provocando uma das piores humanitárias que o mundo já assistiu. Esta guerra já afectou 3,6 milhões de pessoas, tendo morrido mais de 400.000 mil. A comunidade internacional vai assistindo ao massacre.

(MOVIE POSTER) IN THEATRES Nov. 2, 2007(Limited) Interesting right no Jay-z , no Russell Simmions no red carpet, only Brad & Angelina anyway, This powerful documentary about the genocide in Darfur doesn't just attempt to expose the horrors in the African nation. Instead DARFUR NOW shows how six people, including Oscar nominee Don Cheadle, are working to change the situation in Sudan thousand of people are displaced below is a graphic video that highlights the conditions of Darfur. more info about the movie (read on) ****************************************************************************** HOUSE OF GLITZ: (SAVE DARFUR OFFICIAL WEBSITE CLICK NOW)