Darfur Consortium reports

December 17, 2009

Implications of the African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights being empowered to try international crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes - an opion. Signed on by the Darfur Consortium.

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Press release

July 28, 2009

World Pushing Darfur Peacekeeping Operation to Brink of Failure

New report finds peacekeepers lacking support and failing to protect civilians

(KAMPALA, July 28) The failure of world leaders to keep their promises on peacekeeping has condemned millions of Darfurians to more fear and suffering, without protection from violence, according to a new report released today by the Darfur Consortium, a coalition of more than 50 African and international human rights and civil society organisations. 

The report, Putting People First: The Protection Challenge Facing UNAMID in Darfur, reviews the performance of the Darfur peacekeeping force (UNAMID) in the six months since it was deployed. Based on interviews with Darfurians, experts and aid workers, it depicts a force hamstrung by lack of equipment, training and uniformed personnel, and by its own shortcomings, and concludes that many Darfurians feel no safer than they did before the force arrived.

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Read the full press release in French.

Read the full report Putting People First: The Protection Challenge Facing UNAMID in Darfur.

Darfur Consortium members urge stronger international action in support of UNAMID

(New York, December 19, 2007) Several members of the Darfur Consortium were today among 35 NGOs who issued a joint report detailing how the government of Sudan has been obstructing deployment of the joint AU-UN hybrid force in Darfur (UNAMID). The report points out that UNAMID is being set up to fail and calls on the international community, and in particular the Security Council, to take stronger action to ensure that UNAMID is able to deploy effectively.

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Ensuring accountability and protection of civilians in Darfur

Next steps for the Darfur Consortium

(October 4, 2005) This report reflects discussions held with members of the Consortium in June and July 2005 over the next steps for promoting peace and justice in Darfur. It offers both an analysis of the current situations and suggestions for advocacy by NGOs.

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