Stay away from Durban II - No Mention of Sudan

Durban II draft doesn't mention Sudan, and the final version will be no different. On December 9, Pillay reminded a reporter that the High Commissioner's office had "set up [a] commission of inquiry, but did not find a Sudanese genocidal policy, but rather 'genocidal intent' committed by a few individuals." That commission maintained that the past decade's atrocities in Darfur did not constitute an ethnic or racially driven conflict, even though it was perpetrated by Arab militias against African tribal victims. Hundreds of thousands raped and murdered, 2.5 million displaced. But no genocide.

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1048064.html




Durban II Blog Updates

See blog for the latest updates on Durban II, including meeting summaries, texts, and media highlights. [click here]

On April 19, 2009, one day before the international community gathers in Geneva to address racism, intolerance and persecution in the High-Level Segment of the UN Durban Review Conference (DRC), a coalition of human rights, anti-racism and pro-democracy activists will assemble to place the most pressing situations on the world agenda.

The civil society conference will be hosted at the Centre International de Conférences Genève, adjacent to the Palais des Nations UN compound. Organized by an international coalition of human rights NGOs, this will be a parallel event to the DRC, in support of its aims of promoting universal human rights through the eradication of discrimination, intolerance and persecution.

In debate at March 2009 session of the UN Human Rights Council, UN Watch's Hillel Neuer speaks out for victims from Darfur, Myanmar and Sri Lanka; and takes on UN rights chief Navi Pillay for blaming the victims of Durban 2 anti-Semitism instead of the perpetrators.




The Duban Alternative Summit

On April 19, 2009, one day before the international community gathers in Geneva to address racism, intolerance and persecution in the High-Level Segment of the UN Durban Review Conference (DRC), a coalition of human rights, anti-racism and pro-democracy activists will assemble to place the most pressing situations on the world agenda.

The civil society conference will be hosted at the Centre International de Conférences Genève, adjacent to the Palais des Nations UN compound. Organized by an international coalition of human rights NGOs, this will be a parallel event to the DRC, in support of its aims of promoting universal human rights through the eradication of discrimination, intolerance and persecution.

Supporters

Interdisciplinary Centre for Development and Human Rights - http: // cipadong.wordpress.com
Gram Bharati Samiti - http://www.gbsjp.org
Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA) - http://www.achanet.org
African Center for Humanitarian Action - http://www.achanet.org
Urgence Darfour - http://www.urgencedarfour.org
Genocide Watch - http://www.genocidewatch.org
Inter-African Committee - http://www.iac-ciaf.com
The International Association of Genocide Scholars - http://www.genocidescholars.org
The International Campaign to End Genocide
Council for a Democratic Iran (CDI) - http://www.councildemocraticiran.com
IGLYO - International lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer youth & student organisation - http://www.iglyo.com
Genocide Prevention Month - http://www.genocidepreventionmonth.org/
the Universal Alliance International - http://www.universalalliance.org.uk
Sacred Orchard Corporation - http://www.sacredorchard.org/
Swat Youth Front - http:// www.syfswat.org
Association Internationale des Avocats de la Défense/ International Criminal Defence Attorneys Association - http://www.aiad-icdaa.org/
Federation des Enfants de la Republique