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May 27 , 2008

Sudan president pledges serious peace dialogue 27/05-2008 05:13 (Yahoo! Canada)

0 What's this SEOUL (AFP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir said Tuesday that his country would return to peace, dismissing allegations that it is on the brink of war.

Bush Straddles His Hard Line in Engaging Sudan 26/05-2008 23:29 (Washington Post)

Sometime in the next few weeks, a special envoy of President Bush plans to meet with Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, whose government sheltered Osama bin Laden and pursued a scorched-earth policy in southern Sudan that resulted in more than 2 million deaths.

Darfur rebels threaten Khartoum as peace hopes fade 26/05-2008 13:41 (Washington Post)

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A Darfur rebel group threatened on Monday to launch new attacks on Khartoum and central Sudan, amid fears that the region's peace process was unraveling.

New Civil War Feared in Sudan 26/05-2008 13:14 (Washington Post)

ABYEI, Sudan -- This contested town along Sudan's volatile north-south border has been obliterated. In recent days its mud houses and thatched-roof markets, its schools, hospitals, offices and shops have been shot, shelled and burned to the ground, and late last week Sudanese government soldiers in green...

Where Olympians Can Make a Difference in Darfur 25/05-2008 23:12 (Washington Post)

I'd actually imagined what it would be like, which is terrible. You're never supposed to plan on winning. But there I was, the gold medalist in the 500-meter speed skating event at the 2006 winter Olympics in Turin.

Sudan Politicians Accuse Government Of Torture 25/05-2008 10:38 (The New York Times)

Filed at 10:11 a.m. ET KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Southern Sudanese leaders, human rights activists and political groups joined forces on Sunday to accuse Sudan's government of torturing suspects and making "arbitrary" arrests in a crackdown following a rebel attack on Khartoum.

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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 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 Program for Human Rights Activists

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

Conseil National Pour les Libertés en Tunisie

Darfur Alert Coalition (DAC)

Darfur Centre for Human Rights and Development

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)

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 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

People Against Injustice (PAIN)

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)