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February 12 , 2008

Darfur towns burned in government attacks: U.N. 12/02-2008 08:35 (Xtra News)

KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) - A major assault by the Sudanese army and allied militia has left two Darfur towns badly damaged by fire, sources close to a U.

Darfur Women Tell of Their Ordeal in the Hands of the Janjaweed 12/02-2008 07:46 (Calibre Macro World)

Nairobi, Feb 12, 2023 (The Nation/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- She could not fight back tears as she narrated her ordeal. She was arrested, whipped and raped continuously by the Janjaweed, a dreaded militia group in Southern Sudan responsible for thousands of deaths in Darfur.

Nobel Laureates Join Pressure on China Over Darfur 12/02-2008 03:35 (The New York Times)

Filed at 1:24 a.m. ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Nobel Peace laureates sent a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday urging the Beijing Games host to uphold Olympic ideals by pressing its ally Sudan to stop atrocities in Darfur.

British Olympian hits out at China amid gagging row 12/02-2008 00:47 (Yahoo!7 News)

LONDON (AFP) - A British Olympian called on China to do more to end the ongoing conflict in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday, amid a row over attempts by the British Olympic Association to gag its athletes.

Chad's Prime Minister Lashes Out Against Influx of Darfur Refugees 12/02-2008 00:42 (The Wall Street Journal - World News)

N'DJAMENA, Chad -- Chad's prime minister on Monday blamed the influx of some 300,000 refugees from the neighboring Darfur region for his country's worsening tensions with Sudan and he demanded the international community move them out.

Chad s Leader Survives, but Dissidents Peril Grows 11/02-2008 22:54 (The New York Times)

NDJAMENA, Chad Françoise Djiuiheïn responded with a start to each rap at the door, each passing car that lingered too long beyond the front gate of the safe house.

Sudanese Army Officer Is Held In American Official’s Murder 11/02-2008 20:23 (The New York Times)

NAIROBI, Kenya One of two men arrested Saturday in connection with the killing of the American diplomat in Sudan last month is a Sudanese Army officer, a senior Sudanese law enforcement official said Monday.

U.S. Speaks to Sudan on Attacks In Darfur 11/02-2008 13:40 (The New York Times)

Filed at 1:07 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States pressed Sudan's government on Monday to stop its latest military action in the western Darfur region and remove any obstacles preventing full deployment of U.

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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)