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Sudan has faced over twenty years of a civil war that has brought violence, death, and destruction. With the signing of peace accords between theGovernment and the South in January 2005, new hope came to the country. Yet conflict remains in areas of the country such as Darfur, and both peace and development remain strong concerns. KAIROS works through the New Sudan Council of Churches in the areas of human rights, peace building, and community development. Below are background documents on Sudan, many of which present perspectives and analysis from our partners in the region.
Background on Sudan, the War, and the Peace Process
Choose Life: A Vision for a Peaceful Sudan - Sudanese Church Position Paper on the Current Political Situation, the Referenda and Popular Consultations in 20100 and Beyond (June 2010)
Sudan clings to precarious peace (April 2010)
Elections in Sudan: A step Forward? (March 2010)
Canadian NGO Brief on Sudan and Peace (Fall 2009 - PDF)
Our Abiding Hope: KAIROS policy on Sudan (March 4, 2003)
We deserve to live a life in dignity: Interview with Joy Kwaje of the New Sudan Council of Churches
Canadian NGO Brief on Sudan and peace (Summer 2006)
Ending Conflict in Sudan: KAIROS Submission to the Canadian Delegation to the 61st Session of UNCHR
Statement from the New Sudan Council of Churches on the peace agreements: Birth of a new era for Sudan (January 2005)
Issues and Policy Options: Briefing on the Situation in Sudan (October 2005)
Update on Peace in Sudan- One step forward, two steps back (April 2004)
Case Study on Sudan: Peace at what Price?
Archived report: The Human Rights Situation in Sudan in 2002: Consultations Between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Non-Governmental Organizations (February 2003)
Archived Report on the Canadian Ecumenical Mission to Sudan (March 26 – April 9, 2001)
Talisman Energy in Sudan
The Canadian Government is protecting Talisman... again. Update, 14 May 2007
Op-ed: Canada shouldn't side with Talisman, by John Lewis. Published in The Globe and Mail, August 3, 2005
Canadian government brief submitted to support dismissal of the case against Talisman Energy (PDF format)
Brief submitted by Sudanese churches and KAIROS to support the case against Talisman (PDF format)
The Crisis in Darfur
AfricaFiles “At Issue E-zine” Vol. 10, #2 (June 2009):
Perspectives on Darfur. Human rights in Darfur- Winners and Losers in the Search for Justice? (PDF format)
Policy Briefing paper #7: Seven Steps for Peace in Darfur (February 2007)
Human Rights Council, Fourth Session Joint Oral Intervention on Sudan, Related Debate 22 March, 2007.
Delivered by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (22 March 2007)
Sample letter to the Prime Minister concerning Darfur
Global Day for Darfur Canadian Unity Statement: Protect Darfur NOW-- Time is Running Out (September 2006)
KAIROS Update on Darfur, Sudan (December 2005; designed for study groups and faith communities.)
KAIROS commentary on demonstrations in the Middle East and North Africa
4 February 2011 Reverberations from street protests in Tunisia and Egypt continue to be felt around the Arab world, and unrest is spreading. The first spontaneous protests broke out in Tunisia, aimed at its autocratic government. They have since spread across the region. Demonstrators gathered on the streets of Yemen last week for a ''day of rage'' against their government. Syrian activists are planning to hold demonstrations in front of parliament in the capital, Damascus, and the Algerian government is trying to defuse tensions by saying it would lift its 19-year state of emergency. The King of Jordan dismissed his country's government in an attempt to fend off unrest there. Protests … [Read more...]