For Immediate Release United to End Genocide: Erik Leaver, (240) 535-8725 Physician for Human Rights: Andrea Gittleman, (202) 728-5335 x303 International Justice Project: Kristin Rosella, (734) 649-9873 March 4, 2013 marked four years since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for his crimes in Darfur. Undeterred by [...]
Monday, January 21 marks the 45th year since Dr. Martin Luther King’s tragic death, and the 16th year that the Franklin Township has commemorated this revolutionary figure. In its attempts at upholding Dr. King’s ideals, the Dr. Martin Luther King Breakfast Committee of Franklin Township has requested the presence of Attorney Raymond M. Brown as [...]
By Ketorah Webster During the late night of October 23, Sudan’s Yarmouk Compound, a munitions factory run by the government’s Military Industry Corporation was destroyed by a blast that killed at least 2 people. Sudan claims this was an attack by Israel on one of Africa’s largest arms factories, but no one in Israel admits [...]
By: Niki Bhargava, Social Media & Communications HAPPY INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE DAY! Today, July 17, 2012, is the second annual International Justice Day, which was created on July 17, 2010. This day was chosen because it is the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statue, which is the treaty that led to the creation of [...]
By Carine Bonduelle, French Human Rights Lawyer and Project Officer, and Djoye Mendy, HARP Intern Last week, the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations and United to End Genocide co-hosted a panel discussion entitled, “Justice in 2012,” in which Magid Kabash of Sudan, Kambale Musavuli of the Democratic Republic of the [...]
By Caroline Schwartz, Legal Communications Intern Come and join the IJP and other NGOs and supporters this Friday, April 27, 2012, from 1:30-4:30pm at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza for the Make Some Noise for Sudan rally. The rally will host a wide range of speakers, musical groups and activities in an effort to bring attention to the [...]
By Carter Parét, Program Associate International Justice Project Co-Founders Wanda M. Akin and Raymond M. Brown spoke to the Friends of the International Criminal Court (ICC) group at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, 12 April. The Friends of the ICC is an informal group of delegates from States Parties to the [...]
By Caroline Schwartz, Legal Communications Intern On Tuesday April 3, Raymond M. Brown and Wanda M. Akin, the IJP’s co-founders presented the lecture Freedom, Sustainability and Security: International Criminal Law and Human Rights at the Institute for Global Understanding at Monmouth University. The lecture was held in Great Hall, Wilson Hall in West Long Branch, [...]
By Kristin Rosella, Program Director & Marilyn S. Broad Fellow Darfuri refugees at IJP training in Phoenix On February 25-26, 2012, I traveled to Phoenix, Arizona with my colleague, Ciatta Baysah, also an IJP attorney, for my first IJP mission. With support from the Marilyn S. Broad Foundation, we conducted a needs assessment for the [...]
The NY Vigil Group holds a monthly Vigil for Darfur and the border regions of Sudan, and the next vigil is today, February 29, from 12:00-2:00pm at the United Nations. Please join if you can! The humanitarian situation in Darfur remains dire, but President Bashir has expanded his wrath to now include the Nuba Mountain [...]
