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Interview: , musician, former boy soldier

Interview: Emmanuel Jal, musician, former boy soldier I was about eight years old when I was being trained for the SPLA, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army. For the whole story, subscribe to the Church Times today. You can...

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Alleged Darfur Rebels on Trial in Khartoum

voanews.com     9 hrs ago   3 related          

An alleged top member of the Darfur rebel group that attacked Sudan's capital in May has appeared in court. Abdul Aziz Ashur and at least seven other defendants were in court in Khartoum Thursday facing charges for their role...

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Peacekeepers in Darfur Hobbled by Need

EL FASHER, Sudan -- Nearly a year after its creation, a joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission to Darfur is struggling, with fewer than half the soldiers promised, broken-down equipment, government obstacles, and what...

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Rights Groups Disappointed With Bush's China Olympics Trip

voanews.com     3 hrs ago   221 related          

Butty interview with Fowler - Listen (MP3) Human right activists say they are disappointed with President Bush's decision to attend the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Jerry Fowler is president of the...

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The Janus-like Arab human rights groups

zawya.com     51 mins ago   1 related          

What United Nations literature calls national human rights institutions (NHRIs) have emerged in recent years in the Arab world. The second wave came in the context of the international and regional debate over political reform...

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Food prices still high

newvision.co.ug     8 hrs ago          

By Ibrahim Kasita INCREASING diesel prices and a supply shortage have kept food prices high during this harvesting season, the weekly mini-survey has shown. Robert Mugisa, a trader at Nakasero Market, said the high diesel...

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911familiesforamerica.org: A US Air Force jet arrives at Khartoum with Sami al-Haj aboard after his release from Guantanamo 911familiesforamerica.org

Ex-Guantanamo Osama bin Laden photog to produce for al Jazzera TV ‘human rights program’

Today, Pakistan’s Daily Times reported that Sami al-Haj will produce for a television station notorious for publishing al Qaeda propaganda, as well as for other Islamic terrorist organizations. It is believed that Sami al-Haj...

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Sudan: Western Cooperation A Condition For New U.N. Darfur Mediator's Success

thememriblog.org     11 hrs ago          

Sudanese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ali Sadeq said July 2 that cooperation by the Western countries and the international community is a condition for the success of the mission of Joint AU-UN Chief Mediator for Darfur Djibril...

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guardian.co.uk: Katine G8 Joshua Kyallo guardian.co.uk

Africa and the G8: what the NGOs say

guardian.co.uk     12 hrs ago   260 related          

tell us what they think the G8 leaders should make a priority at this year's summit. Read what Katine villagers say or find out what the academics say Joshua Kyallo, Uganda country director for the African Medical and Research...

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digitalspy.co.uk: Affleck, Damon play charity poker match digitalspy.co.uk

Affleck, Damon play charity poker match

By Alex Fletcher, Entertainment Reporter Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have participated in a charity poker event benefiting the Darfur region of Sudan. The no-limit Texas Hold'Em game at the Rio Pavilion, Las Vegas will help the...

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