As the International Criminal Court reviews its Chief Prosecutor’s request for an arrest warrant against Sudanese President al-Bashir, another genocide suspect was finally arrested this week - in Serbia.
Radovan Karadžic - a former poet, psychiatrist, politician, ally of Slobodan Miloševic and (from December 1992) Supreme Commander of the Serbian armed forces - is charged with [...]
The following was in yesterday’s New York Times. Interested to hear views on this debate.
July 17, 2008
Op-Ed Columnist [link]
Prosecuting Genocide
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Many aid workers and diplomats suffered a panic attack when the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court sought an arrest warrant this week for the president of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, for [...]
In this video, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) say the fighting in Somalia is more intense than it has been in 15 years. Hundreds of thousands have fled Mogadishu. A single clinic has treated over a thousand civilians for war wounds since September. Malnutrition indicators are above the emergency threshold; a third of the population are in urgent [...]
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Nicholas Kristof has used his column in the New York Times to note the G8’s collective shrug over Darfur and ask the rhetorical question, “Is genocide really that bad?”
The answer is yes, he concludes; genocide is the ultimate human crime. It is interesting to read some of the comments that readers posted on Kristof’s blog [...]
The Washington Post says the peacekeeping operation in Darfur is hobbled by inadequate numbers and equipment as well as bureaucratic hurdles:
Logistical and bureaucratic obstacles imposed by the Sudanese government, which has tried to block the force from the start, have prevented the full deployment of the new battalions. But Western nations that pushed for the [...]
Africa Confidential discusses the situation in Zimbabwe, the prospects for power-sharing, the economy and sanctions.
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Darfur - Waiting for Justice from Aegis Trust on Vimeo.
A 17-minute video from Aegis Trust, in which survivors from villages attacked by Sudanese Government forces and Janjaweed militia in West Darfur directly implicate two men already indicted by the ICC on 51 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur: Ali Kushayb, a [...]
More help is at hand for those strugging to understand the complex situation in Sudan: pithy analysis from the Council on Foreign Relations
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The Responsibility Project: Series of short films on the theme of responsibility. Interesting case of a for-profit (insurance) firm getting philosophical.
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