NewsRack: 'Civil Society' news in 'Darfur Crisis' topic for user newstrust (479-499 of 498)

UN No Longer Seen as Neutral, Says Former Chief	26.6.2007	Truthout.com
The Iraq war has shattered the cause of humanitarian intervention endorsed by Tony Blair and directly led to the targeting of relief workers in conflict zones where they are no longer considered to be neutral, according to a former senior UN official.
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Saving Darfur or Salvation Delusion?	22.6.2007	Common Dreams: Views
The United States has substantial ties with the Sudanese government. However, buoyed by a large grassroots movement to “Save Darfur,” Washington has also strongly condemned Khartoum for the crisis in the beleaguered region. The contradiction is striking – on one hand, the United States highly prizes Khartoum for its key role in intelligence-sharing in the [...]
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Global Warming to Multiply World's Refugee Burden	19.6.2007	Truthout.com
The daunting prospect of mass population movements set off by climate change and environmental disasters poses an imminent new challenge that no one has yet figured out how to meet.
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Global Warming to Multiply World’s Refugee Burden	18.6.2007	Common Dreams: Headlines
BEIRUT - If rising sea levels force the people of the Maldive Islands to seek new homes, who will look after them in a world already turning warier of refugees? The daunting prospect of mass population movements set off by climate change and environmental disasters poses an imminent new challenge that no one has yet figured [...]
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Global Warming Could Create Billion Refugees	18.6.2007	Tompaine.com
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Satellite Images Show Atrocities	11.6.2007	Washington Post
High-resolution technology is proving to be a powerful new weapon in struggle to end genocide.
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These Satellite Images Document an Atrocity	10.6.2007	Washington Post: World
Before December 2005, the Chadian village of Bir Kedouas , left, was a tidy collection of huts in walled compounds and cultivated fields. A later satellite image shows what is left: The former homesites (marked with red circles) and fields are now a charred scar in the earth. The entire population...
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Amnesty Launches 'Eyes on Darfur' Site	7.6.2007	Washington Post: World
Atrocities in western Sudan as well as injustices in Zimbabwe, Lebanon and Burma have prompted American scientists to assist human rights organizations by devising tracking techniques using satellite imagery. The effort was made possible by benevolent donors and geospatial firms offering...
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'Eyes on Darfur' Site Launched	7.6.2007	Washington Post
Amnesty International mounts online effort to monitor settlements threatened by brutality.
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Sudan's At-Risk Villages Get Help from Satellites	7.6.2007	NPR News
Using a Web site and high-powered satellite cameras, Amnesty International USA plans to track developments in 12 at-risk villages in Sudan by sending up-to-date images to a Web site.
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Satellites To Watch For Darfur Violence	6.6.2007	WCCO: National
Human-rights activists are using high-resolution satellites to keep watch over imperiled villages in the Darfur region of Sudan and posting the images online to enlist help preventing violence. CBS News Interactive: Crisis In Darfur
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President Bush Delivers Remarks In Prague	5.6.2007	Washington Post: Nation
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: President Ilves, Foreign Minister Swarzenberg, and distinguished guests: Laura and I are pleased to be back in Prague, and we appreciate the gracious welcome to this historic hall. Tomorrow I will attend the G-8 Summit, where I will meet with the leaders of the world's m...
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FEATURE: G-8 Faces Lesson on School Girls in Battle Zones	5.6.2007	Women's eNews
When the world's wealthiest nations meet at the G-8 summit in Germany this week, aid workers plan to remind them that education pledges they made to children--the majority of them girls--are not being met in the world's worst conflict zones.
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Darfur Advocacy Group Undergoes a Shake-Up	2.6.2007	NYT: Home Page
Advertisements by the Save Darfur Coalition strained relationships with aid groups working on the ground.
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Advocacy group's publicity campaign on Darfur angers relief organizations	2.6.2007	International Herald Tribune: Front Page
Advertisements by the Save Darfur Coalition strained relationships with aid groups working on the ground.
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Sudan sanctions called inadequate / Experts say Bush's plan to help Darfur needs U.N. backing	30.5.2007	SFGate: Top Stories
American sanctions against Sudan are not enough to halt the bloodshed in Darfur unless these restrictions receive the backing of the U.N. Security Council -- and particularly of China, Sudan's main commercial partner, experts on Sudan warn. The... ...
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China's Games	29.5.2007	Washington Post: Editorials
SUPPOSE YOU have a country that's quickly growing into a superpower but has a terrible human rights record. Granting it the Olympics should force it to shape up, right? With all eyes on this country, it can't possibly continue to get away with rampant executions, political oppression, forced abortions and organ harvesting. Right?
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Darfur Women Describe Rape, Beatings	28.5.2007	WCCO: National
Seven women pooled money to rent a donkey and cart, then ventured out of the refugee camp to gather firewood, hoping to sell it for cash to feed their families. Instead, they say, they were gang-raped, beaten and robbed. CBS News Interactive: Crisis In Darfur
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Darfur Women Describe Gang-Rape Horror	28.5.2007	AP Top News
KALMA, Sudan (AP) -- The seven women pooled money to rent a donkey and cart, then ventured out of the refugee camp to gather firewood, hoping to sell it for cash to feed their families. Instead, they say, in a wooded area just a few hours walk away, they were gang-raped, beaten and robbed....
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Tales of war crimes grow in Darfur	27.5.2007	MSNBC
Some of what witnesses in Darfur say matches up with what a prosecutor for the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, has documented: at least 51 cases of alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Mukjar area — mass executions, torture and rapes of civilians. ...
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