Tag: genocide

Sudanese Leader Still Committing Crimes in Darfur, Security Council Told

8 June 2011 –Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir continues to commit crimes against humanity and carry out genocide against the residents of Darfur in defiance of the United Nations, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno-Ocampo, told the Security Council today. In 2005 the Council referred the situation in Darfur to the ICC… Continue reading Sudanese Leader Still Committing Crimes in Darfur, Security Council Told

Preventing Genocide Only Real Way to Honour Rwandan Victims – Ban

7 April 2011 –The only way to truly honour the memory of the more than 800,000 people who perished in Rwanda 17 years ago is to ensure that such tragedies never occur again, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, as the United Nations observed the annual day of remembrance of the victims of the genocide. “Preventing… Continue reading Preventing Genocide Only Real Way to Honour Rwandan Victims – Ban

George Clooney Gives Malaria Hollywood Buzz

George Clooney is used to creating a buzz no matter where he goes. However, on a recent trip to Sudan he experienced a buzz he could have done without. ‘I was so sick with malaria, I didn’t care if I lived or died’ The Hollywood heartthrob was bitten by a mosquito and contracted malaria while… Continue reading George Clooney Gives Malaria Hollywood Buzz

Anti-Genocide Paparazzi Watching Sudan from Above

As reported last week, American actor George Clooney and a group he formed is joining forces with Google, a U.N. agency and anti-genocide organizations to launch a satellite surveillance of the border between north and south Sudan to try to prevent a new civil war during the south’s scheduled elections on January 11, 2011.. The… Continue reading Anti-Genocide Paparazzi Watching Sudan from Above