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In Sudan, Seeing Echoes of Darfur

  Originally posted in the New York Times, February 18th, 2012 By: Nicholas D. Kristof Yida, South Sudan Bombings, ground attacks and sexual violence — part of Sudan’s scorched-earth counterinsurgency strategy — have driven hundreds of thousands of people from … Continue reading

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Understanding the Prosecutor’s Application for Warrant of Arrest for Sudanese Minister of Defense Hussein

By Rachel Doane, Legal Communications Intern On December 2, 2011, Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo submitted an official request to Pre-Trial Chamber I (“PTC I”) for a warrant of arrest for Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein (“Hussein”) for crimes against humanity and war crimes … Continue reading

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Assembly of the African Union Issues New Decision Relating to ICC

By Rachel Doane, Legal Communications Intern The Assembly of the African Union (“the Assembly”) held its 18th ordinary session from January 29-30, 2012 in Addis Adaba, Ethiopia where it issued a Decision on the Progress Report of the Commission on … Continue reading

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Window into War: Untied to End Genocide shares findings from Blue Nile and South Kordofan

By Caroline Schwartz, Legal Communications Intern Albert Gonzalez Farran – UNAMID In June of 2011, the government of Sudan began aerial bombings of the Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions. Since the start of these assaults, the Sudanese government lead … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned and Challenges in the Fight to End Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings

By Caroline Schwartz, Legal Communications Intern The War Crimes Research Office and the Women and International Law Program at Washington College of Law and the Royal Netherlands Embassy co-hosted a half-day conference, entitled Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict … Continue reading

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Staying Proactive: The IJP goes to the Assembly of States Parties

This past December, the representatives of the IJP had the privilege of attending the 10th Session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. What is the ASP? As the management … Continue reading

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Stop President Bashir’s Continued Violence Against Sudanese People in South Kordofan & Blue Nile

Join United to End Genocide’s postcard campaign to stop President Omar al-Bashir from continuing to slaughter men, women, and children and displace hundreds of thousands of people in the South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions of Sudan. In 2009 and … Continue reading

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IJP Welcomes the New Marilyn S. Broad Fellow

The IJP is excited to announce and welcome our new Marilyn S. Broad fellow, Kristin Rosella. Ms. Rosella will be primarily responsible for IJP’s new project, the Emergency Response Network for Darfuri Women at Risk. This project focuses on meeting … Continue reading

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IJP Launches Emergency Response Network for Darfuri Women at Risk with Support from Marilyn S. Broad Foundation

Marilyn S. Broad The IJP, with the support of the Marilyn S. Broad Foundation, has launched a new project—the Emergency Response Network—which addresses the direct and immediate needs of women and children who are suffering from physical and mental health … Continue reading

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Join Us: IJP Co-Founders to Speak at NYC Bar Association on October 21, 2011

On October 21, 2011, Wanda M. Akin and Raymond M. Brown, the co-founders of the IJP and two of only 50 American lawyers admitted to practice before the ICC, will speak at the NYC Bar Association. The program, entitled Lawyering … Continue reading

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