U.N.: Put Sudan’s Top Leaders on Sanctions List

I found two articles that seem to be relevant to the topic we are discussing. I haven't heard about "Human Rights Watch" before, at least not that I remember of. Have anyone heard of it before?

http://www.commondreams.org/news2005/1212-13.htm
http://www.commondreams.org/news2006/0712-17.htm

Media source

My media Source is The Cleveland Plain Dealer, which is just the Newspaper I get back home. And it does an aweful job with its media coverage on Darfur. I have spent a lot of time searching for anything. And what i have found is that the Newspaper doesn't write many articles about the ongoing situation unless it has something to do with Cleveland. This artice is about a lost boy who is living in Cleveland and went to Tri-C. Here is the article- Check it out

http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/opinion-0/119658828995020.xml&coll=2

In an article that came out today on bbc it discussed the lack of commitment that countries have had in support of sudan and stopping the genocide. it even brought up the scary thought that the peacekeepers mission could be a failure. Troops were suppose to be leaving in the next 6 weeks, but it doesn't look promising due to lack of supplies needed. I found it interesting that yet again the UN was missing another deadline, but its not just their fault, the Un works smoothly when everyone works together, but clearly that is not what is happening.

since my last post there has been nothing on newsweek.com about Darfur. I am not surprised. this seems to have been the trend for the whole time that i have been doing this meida watch. It just goes to show how uninformed most people are on the situation.

Overview of Sudan and Related issues

This is an article that I found very informative about the Sudan and the issues surrounding it.
www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2004/rp04-051.pdf

Children's Rights

I think one of this biggest issues with the issue in Sudan as that children are being recruited into different militia groups. Currently, there are over 30 armed militia groups in Sudan. The UN has identified over 12 of whom have violated children's rights through physical abuse, murder, and sexual violence. One way to possibly stop the violence is through helping the children of Sudan. Many of them are being kidnapped and brainwashed into becoming militia men and dying at very young ages. If these militia groups continue to recruite these children, there would be no end to the number of militia groups in Sudan. By cutting of the militia groups' ability to recruite children, their forces will be weakened.

Here's the link to the short Sky News article: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1284086,00.html

Guys don't forget to start working on your articles this weekend. It would make it a lot easier for me and we could print earlier if they could be in by around 3 on Tuesday! Thanks!