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Sudan Sudan: End Unfair Trials Special Trials of Defendants in May 10 Attack Violate International Standards The Anti-Terrorism Special Courts set up by the government of Sudan to try individuals accused of participating in the May 10, 2008 attack on the capital by a Darfur rebel group do not meet minimum international fair trial standards, Human Rights Watch said today. June 25, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version UN: Council Should Help End Fresh Abuses by Uganda’s LRA Boys, Girls Among Hundreds Abducted Across Three Countries (New York, June 19, 2008) – The UN Security Council should adopt a resolution or presidential statement supporting efforts to rein in the capacity of the Lord’s Resistance Army to attack civilians and to ensure justice for the most serious crimes committed during the northern Uganda conflict, Human Rights Watch said in a letter released today to council members. The Security Council will be briefed on June 20 by the former president of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano, who is the UN secretary-general’s special envoy to areas affected by the insurgent Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). June 19, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Letter to Security Council Members in Advance of the June 20 Briefing by the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on the LRA-Affected Areas We write in advance of the briefing to the Security Council on June 20 by the Secretary-General’s special envoy for the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)-affected areas, the former President of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano. June 19, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Sudan: Account for Civilians Arrested in Khartoum Hundreds From Darfur Held Incommunicado Since May Rebel Attack The Sudanese government should immediately account for the hundreds of men, women, and children arrested in Khartoum since a rebel attack on the capital in May 2008, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. The government should also bring to justice those responsible for the torture and mistreatment of detainees. June 17, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Crackdown in Khartoum Mass Arrests, Torture, and Disappearances since the May 10 Attack
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-344-7 June 17, 2008 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 265 KB, 31 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release UN: Council Faults Sudan Inaction on War Crimes Suspects Tells Khartoum to Cooperate With International Criminal Court (New York, June 16, 2008) – The UN Security Council’s presidential statement criticizing Sudan’s failure to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) signals international impatience with impunity for Darfur war crimes suspects, Human Rights Watch said today. The presidential statement, issued this morning, is the first time that the Security Council has formally taken action on Sudan’s failure to comply with the ICC arrest warrants for two Sudanese suspects. “The unanimous Security Council statement sends the message that Khartoum cannot obstruct justice by recycling unkept promises to accept peacekeepers,” said Richard Dicker, director of Human Rights Watch’s International Justice Program. “Sudan must take real action on both justice and peacekeeping.” June 16, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version EU: Time to Impose Sanctions on Sudan’s Leaders EU Ministers Should Follow Through With Action at July Meeting Brussels, June 16, 2008) – The European Union should follow through with its pledge to impose sanctions on Sudanese officials who continue to defy the International Criminal Court (ICC), Human Rights Watch said today. “Today, the EU ministers renewed their pledge to the victims of Darfur to push for justice,” said Lotte Leicht, EU director at Human Rights Watch. “But words alone aren’t going to help the victims. The 27 EU member states should follow up with sanctions against Sudanese leaders who snub the international court.” June 16, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version UN Security Council: Insist on Justice for Darfur Press Sudan to Cooperate With the International Criminal Court The United Nations Security Council should press Sudan to surrender war crimes suspects Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, an international coalition of human rights groups said today. June 3, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to Congress regarding Bilateral Immunity Agreements As Congress begins the FY09 appropriations process, we, the undersigned organizations, would like to bring to your attention an important policy matter tied to the State/Foreign Operations appropriations bill. Since the summer of 2002, the Bush administration has aggressively sought to conclude bilateral immunity agreements (BIAs) with almost all countries, including every country in the world that has ratified the International Criminal Court (ICC) treaty. Many nations have refused to sign a BIA because they believe that doing so would breach their legal obligations under the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the Court. Countries, including those not party to the Court, have also refused in order to protect their sovereignty and out of respect for the ICC’s values and purposes. May 30, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Letter to the Security Council: Insist on Justice for Darfur On June 5, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno-Ocampo, will again brief the United Nations Security Council on the status of the ICC’s Darfur investigation and the status of the outstanding arrest warrants issued last year for Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb. The Justice for Darfur campaign is calling on the Security Council to use this occasion to call on Sudan to fulfill its obligations under Resolution 1593 (which referred the situation in Darfur to the ICC) and promptly arrest and surrender to The Hague these two suspects. May 29, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to the UN Security Council in Advance of its June Mission to Africa We write in advance of the Security Council’s mission to Africa on June 1-10, 2008, to urge you to use this opportunity to address pressing human rights issues in Sudan, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia. May 27, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version UN: Africa Trip Should Focus on Human Rights Protection of Civilians Necessary for Lasting Peace The United Nations Security Council should address protection of civilians, justice, and human rights during its upcoming visit to Africa from June 1-10, 2008, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the council. Human Rights Watch highlighted critical issues that needed to be addressed at each of the stops on the council’s tour. May 27, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Darfur: ‘Scorched Earth’ Tactics Warrant UN Sanctions Government Attacks Show Civilians Need Greater International Protection The United Nations Security Council should impose targeted sanctions on Sudanese officials responsible for attacks against civilians in West Darfur in February 2008, said Human Rights Watch in a new report released today. Following an attack by Darfur rebels on Khartoum on May 10, 2008, Human Rights Watch also expressed concern about possible government reprisals against civilians in West Darfur. May 19, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Uganda: LRA Regional Atrocities Demand Action International Response Needed to Stop New Abuses and Ensure Justice International action is needed to end the Lord’s Resistance Army’s reported new spree of abductions and sexual violence and to help execute arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court for the group’s leaders, Human Rights Watch said today. May 19, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version “They Shot at Us as We Fled” Government Attacks on Civilians in West Darfur in February 2008
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-320-X May 19, 2008 Report Download PDF, 258 KB, 38 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Sudan: Mass Arrests After Rebel Attack Raise Concern Government Detains More Than 100 Opponents Mass arrests in Khartoum of perceived supporters of a Darfur rebel group and other political opponents raise fears of mistreatment, Human Rights Watch said today. The arrests by Sudanese security forces of more than 100 people followed an attack on Sudan’s capital by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on May 10, 2008 that left dozens of civilians dead or severely injured. May 13, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Justice for Darfur Letter to the European Union One year ago, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants against Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb for their alleged role in war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. On the anniversary of their issuance, we write to urge you to press the European Union to take immediate steps to ensure the prompt arrest and surrender to the ICC of these two suspects. April 24, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Justice for Darfur Letter to the United Nations Security Council One year ago, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants against Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb for their alleged role in war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. On the anniversary of their issuance, we write to you to urge the Security Council to take immediate steps to ensure the prompt arrest and surrender to the ICC of these two suspects. April 24, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version ‘Justice for Darfur’ Campaign Launched Sudan Should Arrest War Crimes Suspects Now One year after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two war crimes suspects in Darfur, human rights organizations around the world are launching a “Justice for Darfur” campaign, calling for the two to be arrested. April 24, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version US: Confront Sudan's Defiance on Darfur Letter to Condoleezza Rice ahead of US Security Council Presidency in June We are writing you in advance of the US assumption of the UN Security Council presidency this June to call your attention to the Sudanese government’s deliberate and ongoing defiance of Security Council resolutions aimed at protecting civilians and at providing accountability in Darfur. Given the gravity and magnitude of the Darfur crisis, we hope that your office will give this very serious matter your full consideration in the weeks ahead. Come June, we look to the US government to use its full power and authority as the Security Council president to send a strong signal to Khartoum that its persistent obstructionism will no longer be tolerated. We believe that this is fully consistent with the aspirations of the administration’s Darfur policy. April 22, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version |
 
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