دارفور: أزمـة أمـن أدت لـكشـف أزمـة حـيـاة أم الـعـكس..؟

Quote: Sudan: Sudanese Rights Groups Facing Persecution Statement of Human Rights First Sudanese Rights Group Facing Persecution On April 11, 2006, the Women's Awareness Raising Group (AWOON) - Red Sea, was informed by the Sudanese Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) that its assets were to be frozen until further notice. The HAC is the government body charged with enforcing Sudan's increasingly restrictive laws governing the activities of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and aid agencies. According to the HAC, AWOON acted unlawfully by submitting a funding proposal to the European Union (EU) without seeking prior authorization from the HAC. However, the proposal was submitted last July, at which time the law governing the activities of NGOs in Sudan (the Humanitarian Aid Commission Act of 1998) did not require organizations to obtain the permission of the HAC before seeking funding from foreign sources. This stipulation was only introduced with the passing in March 2006 of the Organisation of Humanitarian and Voluntary Work Act, but is being used retroactively by the HAC to disrupt the activities of AWOON. http://www.defendingwomen-defendingrights.org/sudan_facing_persecution.php