Word: sudan
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Rebel troops stampeded an african Union base in Darfur, Sudan, last month, murdering 10 African peacekeepers. That same week in Burma, the military regime killed a Japanese photographer and turned its machine guns on unarmed, barefoot monks. The violence in Darfur and Burma met with widespread international condemnation but scant concrete action. The perpetrators will almost certainly get away with murder...
...There is an extraordinary relationship between China and Sudan, and it is largely a product of China’s desire for Sudanese oil,” Trevor J. Bakker ’10, Political Advocacy Chair of HDAG, said. “Diplomatically, China is protecting Sudan...
CORRECTION: The Oct. 9 news article "Students Protest Sudan Investment" gave an outdated name for the national advocacy group STAND. It is known as "A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition," not "Students Taking Action Now: Darfur...
...members, China has the most sway over Sudan because of its diplomatic and financial support for the regime. This Sunday, the Boston Olympic Torch Relay and Rally sponsored by Massachusetts Dream for Darfur will help keep the focus on China. As an emerging superpower and the host of the 2008 Olympic games, China has to think about its public image. But there will be no progress so long as the United States, the U.K., and France themselves fail...
...secure any hope of lasting peace, the major powers must use their influence to make Sudan arrest its war criminals. Because as long as the genocide’s perpetrators remain at large, Sudan’s regime still holds the cards. Joanna I. Naples-Mitchell ’10, a Crimson editorial editor, lives in Kirkland House...