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Ongoing violence in Darfur continues to kill, injure, and displace people. Some 200,000 Darfuris live in camps such as this one in eastern Chad, while 2.7 million Darfuris live in displaced person camps inside Darfur.

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US: New Sudan Policy Should Measure Progress on Rights
The Obama administration's new Sudan policy, announced this morning, represents a positive step toward improving human rights and securing justice in Sudan. The policy aims to end conflict in Darfur and ensure implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

Turkey: Bar Entry or Arrest Sudan President

Nov 6, 2009
Sudan: Reform National Security Law

Nov 6, 2009
AU: Back Mbeki Panel Call for Darfur Prosecutions

Oct 29, 2009
US: New Sudan Policy Should Measure Progress on Rights

Oct 19, 2009

Reports

The Way Forward

Ending Human Rights Abuses and Repression across Sudan
No One to Intervene

Gaps in Civilian Protection in Southern Sudan
“It’s an Everyday Battle”

Censorship and Harassment of Journalists and Human Rights Defenders in Sudan

Sudan

Turkey: Bar Entry or Arrest Sudan President

Nov 6, 2009

Turkey should not allow President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, an accused war criminal, to attend a conference in Istanbul, and should arrest him if he sets foot in Turkey.
Sudan: Reform National Security Law

Nov 6, 2009

A report released on November 5, 2009 by the United Nations Panel of Experts on Sudan reveals continuing human rights violations in Darfur and underscores the urgent need to reform Sudan's repressive national security law.
AU: Back Mbeki Panel Call for Darfur Prosecutions

Oct 29, 2009

The African Union should support the High-Level Panel on Darfur's call for prosecutions to provide justice for victims in Darfur. The panel’s recommendation to create a “hybrid court” – along with establishing a truth and reconciliation commission and strengthening the domestic criminal justice system – could usefully supplement justice efforts in Darfur, but not replace International Criminal Court cases.
US: New Sudan Policy Should Measure Progress on Rights

Oct 19, 2009

The Obama administration's new Sudan policy, announced this morning, represents a positive step toward improving human rights and securing justice in Sudan. The policy aims to end conflict in Darfur and ensure implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
Q&A: International Criminal Court Hearing Concerning the Rebel Bahar Idriss Abu Garda

Oct 15, 2009

On October 19, 2009, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague will begin a hearing to assess whether charges of war crimes against Bahar Idriss Abu Garda, a rebel leader in Darfur, Sudan, should be confirmed. This "confirmation of charges" hearing, the first related to ICC investigations in Darfur, could pave the way for the ICC's first trial involving crimes committed in Darfur.
ICC Hearing on Darfuri Rebel Leader

Oct 14, 2009

On October 19, 2009, the International Criminal Court (ICC) will begin a hearing to assess whether charges of war crimes against Bahar Idriss Abu Garda, a rebel leader in Darfur, Sudan, should be confirmed.
Nobel Spotlights Need for Obama to Act on Rights

Oct 9, 2009

(New York, October 9, 2009) – The award of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama should encourage him to apply his stated principles to both foreign and domestic human rights policy.
Sudan: End Rights Abuses, Repression

Oct 6, 2009

The Sudanese government should end attacks by its armed forces on civilians in Darfur and make the major human rights reforms envisioned in the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Special Envoys to Sudan, concerned governments, and United Nations and African Union officials meeting in Moscow today should press Sudan's government to make these legal and policy changes a matter of urgent priority.
Letter to Participating Foreign Ministers in Advance of International Conference on Darfur in Moscow

Oct 5, 2009

As part of a coalition of NGOs Human Rights Watch writes to participating Foreign Ministers in advance of the International Conference on Darfur in Moscow to urge human rights improvements.
AU Should Stand with Victims, Not Abusers

Aug 18, 2009

What is surprising is the recent assault on the ICC from within the African Union, despite, as outlined in a recent communiqué of its Peace and Security Council, its "unflinching commitment to combating impunity." Several of the AU's North African members - who are not, incidentally, parties to the ICC - are trying to undercut its support on the continent.