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"A new dawn for Sudan"
2005 has marked a new beginning for Sudan. The guerrilla war that had raged in Southern Sudan formally ended on January 9 th 2005 with the signing of a peace agreement between the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Chairman Dr John Garang and the Vice-President of Sudan Ali Osman Taha. The aim of the treaty was to end the civil war that has claimed the lives of more than 2 million Sudanese. In a moving speech at the ceremony to celebrate the peace agreement Dr John Garang inspired the people with the following words, "Today heralds a new dawn for Sudan, where no more bombs will be falling from the sky on innocent women and children."
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US calls for peacekeepers in Darfur
The United States has circulated a draft U.N. resolution to send up to 10,000 peacekeepers to southern Sudan REUTERS
Torture may have been used on Australian suspect
The Foreign Affairs Minister, Alexander Downer, has conceded that physical abuse may have been used against terrorist suspect Mamdouh Habib while he was held without charge in both Egypt and Guantanamo Bay. The Australian
Call to apologise for wrongful detention
As the majority of Australians call for the Federal Government to apologise to a mentally ill woman wrongfully held in immigration detention, two more backbenchers have called for asylum seeker detainees to be released in to the community. The Age |
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United Nations plea for help to end Sudan conflict
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for European Union or NATO intervention in the Darfur region of Sudan. The plea comes as half a million refugees prepare to return to their homes in Darfur, despite the UN awaiting funding for the repatriation effort. ABC
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US fiddles over ICC while Darfur burns
"The Bush administration is creating a deadly delay for the people of Darfur by attempting to block the U.N. Security Council from referring Darfur atrocities to the International Criminal Court." – Human Rights Watch Human Rights News
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Amnesty International: Sudan Crisis
This section of the Amnesty website offers a comprehensive picture of Sudan and the human rights issues faced by the country. It includes a slide show outlining the history of the Darfur conflict, video testimonies and an activist toolkit providing resources for action. web.amnesty.org/pages/sdn-index-eng
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Compass: The Pilot's Funeral
The extraordinary ten day funeral ceremony following the tragic death of a man who spent much of his life in Arnhem Land, helping the Yolngu people to build homes on their ancestral land.
ABC TV, Sunday February 27, 10pm |
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Project Compassion Reflections
"Inequality in the sharing of our wealth is not the only scandal crying out for justice. Increasingly, the scandal is inequality in the sharing of our power."
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