(20 June 2014) On the occasion of World Refugee Day, the International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) is launching a paper aimed at policy makers dealing with refugees. Based on nine case studies across the region carried out by IRRI over six years, it contends that the framework of citizenship can contribute positively to a better…
This blog first appeared on the International Justice Monitor, a project of the Open Society Justice Initiative. On May 23, the International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down a 12-year prison sentence to the convicted Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga. Despite what was seen as a light sentence to some, it was not greeted with surprise…
Secretary-General League of Arab States 10 June 2014 Subject: Call to end targeting of civilians in Sudan’s conflict areas Your Excellency, As a coalition of civil society groups from Africa and the Middle East who are working to assist the people of Sudan, we write to Your Excellency to appeal to you to intensify your…
All Members of the African Union Peace and Security Council Addis Ababa 10 June 2014 Re: Call to end targeting of civilians in Sudan’s conflict areas Your Excellencies, As a coalition of civil society groups from Africa and the Middle East providing assistance to civilians in South Kordofan and Blue Nile or supporting peace in…
To all members of the United Nations Security Council 09 June 2014 Dear Ambassadors As a coalition of non-governmental organizations working to provide assistance to civilians in South Kordofan and Blue Nile or supporting peace efforts in Sudan, we appeal to the UN Security Council to demand an end to the targeting of civilians by…
This blog first appeared on openDemocracy (http://www.opendemocracy.net/arab-awakening/lucy-hovil/consequences-of-exclusion-in-sudan) The story of one individual can bring home the realities of living under a repressive regime that otherwise seem intangible. The recent story of Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishag, a Sudanese woman who has been sentenced to death by a court in Sudan for adultery and “apostasy”, highlights one…
Read the full letter to the UN Security Council. (In French). Read the full letter to the AU. (In Arabic). Read the full letter to the LAS. (In Arabic).
