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February 11 , 2008

Chad demands removal of Darfur refugees 11/02-2008 09:39 (Mercury News)

PST N'DJAMENA, Chad—Chad's prime minister demanded Monday that the international community remove refugees who have fled to Chad from Sudan's Darfur region, warning that Chadian authorities would otherwise do it themselves.

EU plans resumption of Chad force 11/02-2008 05:40 (BBC News World Edition)

The EU is hoping to resume deployment of its peacekeeping mission to Chad in the next few days, after a delay caused by fighting in the capital, N'Djamena.

Activist escapes rebel attack in Chad 11/02-2008 03:27 (LA Times)

Just as Gabriel Stauring of Redondo Beach-based Stop Genocide Now was preparing to return home from the Central African nation, gunfire erupts.

Gen's Bashir's genocide in Darfur 11/02-2008 02:14 (The Washington Times)

This is the second of two columns on U.N. failure in Darfur and how to end the genocide. President Bush has been deeply concerned about the atrocities in Darfur, but in his final State of the Union address, there was only one line: "The United States opposes genocide in Sudan.

Attacks Pushing Darfur Refugees Into Chad 11/02-2008 01:02 (The New York Times)

DAKAR, Senegal Thousands of refugees fleeing attacks by Arab militias and Sudanese Army bombs in the ravaged western region of Darfur have flooded into neighboring Chad, the United Nations said Sunday, and many more may be on their way as Sudan strikes back at a rebel offensive in the area.

Thousands Flee Darfur After Air Strikes 11/02-2008 00:30 (The Wall Street Journal - World News)

GENEVA -- Up to 12,000 refugees fled Sudan's Darfur region to neighboring Chad over the weekend following air strikes by the Sudanese military and thousands more may be coming, the U.

Families say at least 27 killed in Darfur attack 09/02-2008 18:48 (Yahoo Finance)

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - At least 27 people were killed in government attacks on three West Darfur villages, their families said on Saturday, as they called for an end to raids which were leaving their homes in flames.

Sudan and Darfur peacekeepers agree rules of operation 09/02-2008 16:08 (Yahoo! Asia News)

Photo: AFP KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudan and the African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission for Darfur signed an agreement on Saturday determining how the joint force will operate, capping weeks of drawn-out negotiations.

Sudan Arrests 2 in US Diplomat Killing 09/02-2008 15:33 (Yahoo! Asia News)

Sudanese security forces arrested two suspects in the murder of a U.S. diplomat Saturday, the official state news agency announced. John Granville, an official for the U.

Bush Signing Statement on Sudan Divestment Law Still Controversial 08/02-2008 22:54 (Voice of America)

Robinson report - Download (MP3) Robinson report - Listen (MP3) Some U.S. Lawmakers, and experts testifying to a congressional panel say President Bush may have undermined a law he signed last year designed to encourage divestment from Sudan.

U.N. Officials Tell of Impasse in Darfur Peacekeeping Task 08/02-2008 21:54 (The New York Times)

UNITED NATIONS Two senior United Nations officials on Friday gave the Security Council a grim account of the situation complicating international efforts to protect civilians in Darfur, the Sudanese region where 200,000 have died and 2.

U.N. says Darfur conflict spinning out of control 08/02-2008 20:27 (Yahoo! Asia News)

Photo: Reuters Click to enlarge UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Two top United Nations officials warned on Friday the situation in Sudan's western Darfur region was spinning out of control toward full-scale war.

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Action Professionals Association for the People

Aegis Trust Rwanda

African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies

African Center for Development

African Center for Justice and Peace Studies

Africa Internally Displaced Persons Voice (Africa IDP Voice)

African Security Dialogue and Research (ASDR)

African Women's Development and Communications Network (FEMNET)

The Ahueni Foundation

Alliances for Africa

Amman Centre for Human Rights Studies

Andalus Institute for Tolerance

Anti-Slavery International

Arab Coalition for Darfur

Arab Program for Human Rights Activists

Association Africaine de Defense des Droits de l'Homme (ASADHO)

Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies

Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE)

Centre for Research Education and Development of Freedom of Expression and Associated Rights (CREDO)

Citizens for Global Solutions

Conscience International

Conseil National Pour les Libertés en Tunisie

Darfur Alert Coalition (DAC)

Darfur Centre for Human Rights and Development

Darfur Leaders Network (DLN)

Darfur Reconciliation and Development Organization (DRDO)

Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre

East Africa Law Society

Egyptian Organization for Human Rights

Femmes Africa Solidarité

La Fédération Internationale des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH)

Forum of African Affairs (FOAA)

Human Rights First

Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA)

Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa

Institute for Security Studies

Inter-African Union for Human Rights (UIDH)

Interights

International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya)

International Refugee Rights Initiative

Justice Africa

Justice and Peace Commission

Lawyers for Human Rights

Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections

Legal Resources Consortium-Nigeria

Ligue Tunisienne des Droits de l'Homme

Makumira University College, Tumaini University

Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Minority Rights Group

National Association of Seadogs

Never Again International

Open Society Justice Initiative

Pan-African Movement

Rencontre Africaine Pour la Defense des Droits de l'Homme (RADDHO)

Sierra Leone STAND Chapter

Sisters' Arabic Forum for Human Rights (SAF)

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)

Sudan Organization Against Torture (SOAT)

Syrian Organization for Human Rights

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)

Universal Human Rights Network

WARIPNET

Women Initiative Nigeria (WIN)