Posts Tagged ‘genocide’

Sudan’s Self-Destruction in 2011

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 23:29 By GSerrano

In Sudan, warlordism makes for uniquely legitimate military infrastructure. The Islamist government in Khartoum is headed by one General Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s chief warlord, who, in spite of an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court in The Hague for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, continues to ignore the due [...]

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Student Activism Against Congo’s Forgotten War

Saturday, September 5, 2009 17:27 By GSerrano

According to the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the war in the Congo has claimed nearly 6 million lives and left millions of others displaced since 1998. The genocide in Darfur, even at the height of the Darfur war pales in comparison to the carnage in Congo. ‘The death toll at the height of the Darfur [...]

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Finally, a genocide case against Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir

Monday, July 13, 2009 19:45 By GSerrano

On March 4, Sudanese President, General Omar al-Bashir, was issued a warrant of arrest for war crimes and crimes against humanity, and missed on the ultimate prosecution for genocide. He simply snubbed such warrant and flaunted his impunity through his trips outside Sudan. This time, the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague will finally [...]

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‘War on Terror’ used as war on minorities: Minority Rights Group International

Monday, July 13, 2009 19:41 By GSerrano

According to the Minority Rights Group International (MRG) that trends annual indexes, Somalia, Iraq, Sudan, and Afghanistan have been topping annual lists for  four straight years of countries where genocide, mass killings, or violent repression victimizes the minority population.
The human rights group gives a more chilling conclusion: countries involved in the so-called ‘war on terror’ [...]

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Darfur needs Obama now

Friday, June 12, 2009 23:49 By GSerrano

There have been other genocides apart from the one in Sudan. There had been systematic killing of populations in Germany, Cambodia, and Rwanda. The difference with the genocide in Darfur is that Omar al-Bashir, the perpetrator of the genocide, carries on his mockery of the justice system, ignores his arrest warrant for crimes against humanity and war crimes issues [...]

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A True Memorial for the Ukraine Famine Victims

Monday, March 16, 2009 9:51 By Madhuri Katti

A famine in 1930s which killed millions of Ukrainians during Stalin era finally has a true memorial at Kiev. The famine was not due to natural reasons. The villagers were brutally starved and killed by hunger by then communist regime in Soviet Union. The memorial is a stark reminder of Stalin’s dark legacy. No amount [...]

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Fidel Castro: Obama guilty of Palestinian genocide

Friday, January 30, 2009 10:58 By GSerrano

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro blamed the new leader of the United States for participating in the genocide against the Palestinians. He also accuses Obama of arrogance and abuse for not returning the Guantanamo naval base to their country.
In a new article in his series “Reflections,” the Cuban leader said that Obama and his vice [...]

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Cambodia remembers an evil past

Thursday, January 8, 2009 19:45 By GSerrano

The vicious Khmer Rouge fell from power 30 years ago. Vietnamese-led forces toppled the murderous regime in 1979. As more than 40,000 Cambodians celebrate the three-decade anniversary, they are overwhelmed with both collective relief and the pain of bitter memory. Nearly 2 million died in the 4 years that the Khmer Rouge ruled with genocide. [...]

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