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 Re: سودانيون يضربون عن الطعام أمام البيت الابيض لمدة أربع وعشرين ساعة (Re: الصادق ضرار)
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Date: 5/24/11
Sub: Sudanese diaspora letter to the member states of the Troika, UNSC, AU and EU on South Kordofan elections results
As leading members of the advocacy community, human rights groups, and Sudanese in the United States and around the world, we are appalled by the announcement made by the National Election Commission (NEC) that declares Ahmed Haroun, the National Congress Party candidate wanted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges and crimes against humanity, to be the elected governor of Southern Kordofan State.
Given Ahmed Haroun’s implication in the crisis in Darfur and the pending ICC arrest warrant, his participation in the South Kordofan elections was an affront to international justice in the first place. The election itself has been marred by the withdrawal of the main opposition candidate amid serious charges by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North of rigged voting.
There are strong implications that the NEC is closely allied to the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) and that it helped to rig the elections results in favor of the Ahmed Haroun. The Carter Center, a US-based international election monitoring organization, and the United Nations Mission in Sudan have called upon these allegations to be addressed through the court system in Sudan. However, we strongly believe that this system is both inadequate and too overly biased to appropriately address these grave charges. We, therefore, call upon the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) supported by the Troika (United States, United Kingdom, Norway) and African Union (AU) to conduct a thorough investigation before any formal recognition of the results.
In a public rally in the town of Mujlad in South Kordofan, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir threatened that his party was ready to reignite war if the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), which controls South Sudan, thinks of entering war in Southern Kordofan.
Prior to the election, Sudan’s paramilitary Popular Defense Forces (PDF) killed 20 people and destroyed over 350 houses in the village of El-Fied in Southern Kordofan. The destruction was confirmed by the Satellite Sentinel project based on analysis of images taken by Digital Globe.
The heightened tension and delay of the election results all point to the plans orchestrated by the NCP to rig the elections.
We fear that the tactics employed by the NCP to declare Ahmed Haroun the winner of the gubernatorial elections is an effort by the Sudanese government to protect the indicted war criminal from persecution at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
We are greatly concerned that this unprecedented development will lead to disruption of the popular consultation process in Southern Kordofan, a key part of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), and affect the situation in Abyei, drawing the region back into conflict that could engulf the whole of Sudan. Under the CPA, the Southern Kordofan state is supposed to hold popular consultations after the elections in order to decide whether the agreement has met the aspirations of its citizens and resolve any outstanding issues related to the agreement’s implementation. Citing falsified and rigged elections, the SPLM has decided that it will not respect the outcome of this election; therefore an immediate action is needed to avert further deterioration of the situation.
Accordingly, we urge you to take the following steps to ensure that the tension over the election is resolved and the people of Nuba Mountains and Southern Kordofan have the right to exercise their free will to determine their future on their own:
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We call on the United Nations supported by the Troika and AU to send in a high-level delegation to conduct investigation into the process.
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The UNSC should increase the number of UNMIS forces to conduct patrols and secure the region and ensure international monitoring beyond Southern independence in July.
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Encourage the United States, the international community, including the Troika countries, the African Union, the European Union, and the United Nations Security Council to join in a concerted effort to bring Ahmed Haroun to trial.
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The United States government and other CPA guarantors should immediately intervene to stop the indicted war criminal from imposing his rule over the people of the Southern Kordofan.
We appreciate your effort in support of the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Your support for peace and stability in Southern Kordofan is of crucial importance to honor CPA implementation and to prevent further violence.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned Sudanese Diaspora Leaders:
Ismail Khalil, President, Nuba Mountains Community Organization of USA, VA
Mahdi Ahmed, Darfur Association of Arizona, Chandler, AZ 85225
Elizabeth Anguna Mahmoud Kodi, Vice President of Nuba Mountains Women Association
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Makki Ibrahim,Institute for Sustainable peace, Hudson, TX
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Medani Nasir President of Nuba Mountains in Richmond
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Jimmy Mulla, President Voices for Sudan, Washington DC
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Fakiri, Taha, Nubia Project
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Nuralddin A. Manan, President, Nubia Project, MD
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Amal, A. Allagabo,General Secretary, Darfur women Action Group, DC
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Hashim Hassan, Human Rights activist & Nuba Mountains Community leaders in, VA
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Dr, Adam Yahya, Fur Solidarity of USA, SD
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Elfadel Arbab, General Secretary, Fur Cultural Revival, Portland Maine
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Dr. Mohamed Ahmed, RFK laureate and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Fellow Boston, MA
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Abdelmageed Salih, President, Human Rights Advocacy Network for Democracy, HAND, NY
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Adam Omer, President, Darfur Association of Lincoln, Nebraska
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Bakheit Shata, Darfur Community Organization, Omaha, NE
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Gafar Kangam, Human rights Activist, Alexandria, VA
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Kamal, Elddin Mustafa, Darfur Association of Indiana, Indianapolis
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Dr. Mahmoud Braima, President, Darfur Association of the USA, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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William Deng, South Sudan Project, Richmond, VA
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Amin Zakaria founder of Nuba Mountians Association in the U.S
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Salah Elmohsa (, Acticviist, Richmond, VA
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Sabir Kuku Nuba Mountain , Activist, Richmond , VA
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Atif Sambo , Nuba Montain Community, Richmond, VA
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