"Torture, Persecution, Arbitrary Arrest: Khartoum's Tyranny Continues" As the international community focuses on the Machakos peace process, and efforts to end the world's most destructive civil conflict, it is important ...

"Khartoum Continues Its Objections to UN Human Rights Reporting" In an all too familiar pattern, Khartoum has strenuously objected to human rights reporting by the UN's Special Rapporteur for Sudan, Gerhart Baum. Last ...

"Machakos in Suspension: Time for Tough-Minded Thinking" The current round of peace talks at Machakos (Kenya) has been suspended with very little further progress. Significantly, both the Government of Sudan and the ...

"Southern Sudan: Current Imperatives for Humanitarian Access" On October 26, 2002 agreement was reached in Nairobi over an outline for securing "unimpeded humanitarian access" to all areas and for all people in need in ...

"Canadian News Media and Reporting on Talisman in Sudan" Canadian news reporting on Talisman Energy's presence in Sudan has been for the most part uninspired and unsustained, though there have been some notable exceptions ...

"Is the US State Department Really Committed to the Machakos Process?" How seriously is the US State Department committed to the Machakos peace process and the agreements it produces? The question has considerable urgency ...