Word: sudan
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...have been engaged in peace talks that have lapsed as often as they have advanced. The LRA's top leaders - Joseph Kony and Vincent Otti - have been hiding in the bush in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, while their scattered fighters have taken refuge in Congo and southern Sudan...
...peace talks based in Juba, south Sudan, the Ugandan government and LRA agreed in July to dual rounds of public consultations to see if such a locality-by-locality search for justice and reconciliation would be acceptable to war-scarred Ugandans. The government has completed its tour. And over the coming month, the LRA delegation plans town-hall meetings and visits to a few of countless barren camps where the LRA's scarred, bereaved victims reside...
Patrick, who had worked in the Darfur region following his graduation from Harvard in 1978, expressed the state’s desire to take a stand against the grave injustices being committed in Sudan...
...bill adds momentum to the national movement to prevent U.S. complicity in genocide, and puts pressure on Sudan,” she said...
...news article "Patrick Signs Divestment Bill" incorrectly implied that Harvard maintains direct holdings in oil company Petronas. In fact, the University's holdings in Petronas are indirect. In addition, the story misrepresented Petronas and oil firm Schlumberger's ties to Sudan. The companies are accused of financing the genocide by continuing to conduct business with the Sudanese government...