The carnage facing Dr. Catena can be overwhelming ...
Archives for March 2015
Democratization and Sudan: An Obama policy of disingenuousness | 17 March 2015
Recent comments in Khartoum by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Steven Feldstein warrant serious scrutiny in light of the elections in Sudan scheduled for a month from now. Most ...
Darfur: Radio Dabanga, News Digest Number 3 | March 15, 2015
This is the third installment of a digest containing what I believe to be the most important stories reported by Radio Dabanga in the previous week. Radio Dabanga has been by far our most important and reliable source of ...
Darfur: Radio Dabanga, News Digest Number 2 | March 8, 2015
As I noted a week ago, for six years Radio Dabanga has been by far our most important and reliable source of information about what is occurring in Darfur. The UN Secretary-General’s quarterly reports on Darfur and ...
Senior UN Officials whitewash UNAMID’s failure in the face of incidents such as this in Darfur
Caption for this photograph from Radio Dabanga (18 August 2014 | https://www.radiodabanga.org/node/78745 “Government-backed militiamen shooting at civilians near a UNAMID team site. One was killed, and eight injured. UNAMID ...
A lack of water also makes the fires that often occur in camps that much more dangerous
Many camps consist of very flimsy---and flammable---materials; and because they are so close together, fire can spread quickly. Without water to fight the fires, camp residents are largely helpless. The image here is from ...
The visible signs of how dangerous a lack of clean water can be
These women are scooping water from earth that may well carry bacteria; sanitation and adequate water supplies are both critical to avoid this sort of dangerous collecting of water. ...
Transporting water has become increasingly difficult, even dangerous
Here women from Abu Shouk camp struggle to provide their families with the water necessary for life; some water pumps are now controlled by the Rapid Response Forces and other militia elements. Some areas, such as Adila, ...
Water supplies in Darfur are dangerously inadequate
Here a technician measures the water level at Abu Shouk camp in North Darfur; as a large camp, Abu Shouk presents tremendous demand for water, and water tables as a consequence are dropping---here and in many locations. ...
Testimony presented to the hearing on Sudan before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress, Washington, DC (March 4, 2015)
Hearing before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress, Washington, DC: "Current Conditions in Sudan" | March 4, 2015 Written testimony of Eric Reeves, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063 ...