Ending Genocide: July 2008

What's happening now? Updates on Activist Movements

For More Information or to Contact me Directly: Sara Cartwright - Email: Genocides.Ending@gmail.com

WHAT HAPPENED TO HUMAN RIGHTS?

I am supportive of the Obama Administration; however, their lack of attention to the matter of genocide on international lands has taken a backseat to domestic issues. It is clear he needs to appoint his secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, to do what she does best. Get in people's faces and demand answers. Bringing this issue to the forefront of the media again so that Genocide and Human Rights Violations are brought to an end. Former President Bashar and war-monger has claimed a legitimate win in the Darfurian Elections, but his win is anything but legitimate. Bring the world's attention back to this matter and demand his relinquishment of power.

Sign the Petition. Demand Darfur Justice.

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Sunday, July 20, 2008

ICC Prosecutor requests arrest warrant for Sudan's President al-Bashir

Darfur: ICC Moves Against Sudan’s Leader
Charges Against al-Bashir a Major Step to Ending Impunity

- from Hrw.org website. Click link for more information.

" Charging President al-Bashir for the hideous crimes in Darfur shows that no one is above the law. It is the prosecutor’s job to follow the evidence wherever it leads, regardless of official position. "
Richard Dicker, director of Human Rights Watch’s International Justice Program

One of the most monumental steps in bringing justice to the nation of Darfur is by the International Criminal Court finalizing their evidence and asking for a warrant for the people responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. When ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo requested that an arrest warrant be issued for the Sudanese President al-Bashier, hope can again flourish among the rebel groups fighting for their homes, families and land.

Read more about this directly from the HRW website (hrw.org) and also from the International Criminal Court website (http://www.icc-cpi.int/press/pressreleases/406.html)

Thursday, July 17, 2008

DRC - The Democratic Republic of Congo

Darfur is one of many conflicts. There are others. Others like the forgotten conflicts occurring in The Democratic Republic of Congo. Rape is being use as a weapon of war to isolate women from their families, destroy community cohesiveness and show that the men of these villages can not protect their wives, daughters and families from danger. Rape is being used on women and girls documented as young as only 15 (fifteen) MONTHS old as well as the elderly as old as 85.

If your grandmother was being raped by a child soldier who has learned to fight his own kind, what response would you have? Besides outrage, hate and fear, mounting a defense to this kind of weapon of war has to be fought with action. We must force our leaders to see that action and consistent implementation of a justice system is a huge step forward in the right direction.

Write a letter to your governor, your representative, the human rights council in your state or the federal government branch associated with the United Nations. Search online for Non-Governmental Organizations like the Human Rights Watch to see current news and reports in these affected regions.