Rally at UN Marks 7th Anniversary of Sudan's President's ICC Indictment

NEW YORK - March 5, 2016 - PRLog -- Sudan president, Omar al-Bashir, is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Several of his employees face similar charges.

Friday, March 4th was the 7th anniversary of the ICC issuing the first of two arrest warrants for President Omar al-Bashir.

To commemorate this historic event, a rally by hundreds of Sudanese was held in New York City, near the United Nations.

This anniversary arrives while the Sudan government-led violence against ethnic - black African civilians has been increasing and worsening. The delivery of essential humanitarian aid to them is prevented on an ongoing basis as part of the strategy of genocide:

1. Camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and refugees are attacked and/or dismantled, leaving residents defenseless and homeless

2. Massive attacks have increased in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur since January 15, 2016

3. Villages are burned in El Geneina, the capital of Western Darfur State

4. Crimes against humanity are rampant in the Blue Nile, the Nuba Mountains, and in South Kordofan

5. Dams are built in Sudan in specific locations designed to eliminate Nubian cultural sites and drive people from their land.

The organizations that sponsored the rally and the letter to United Nations Security Council are as follows:

Access Coalition
Deborah Martin, Director
Tennessee

Act for Sudan
Eric Cohen, co-founder

American Anti-Slavery Group
Dr. Charles Jacobs, co-founder
Boston, MA

Damanga Coalition for Freedom and Democracy
Daowd Salih, Co-founder and Board President
New Jersey

Darfur Action Group of South Carolina

Dr. Richard Sribnick, Chairman
Columbia, SC

Darfur and Beyond
Cory Williams
Phoenix, AZ

Darfur Interfaith Network DC Area
Martha Boshnick
Washington, DC

Darfur Tear Fund
Juma Sefedin Shaibu, CEO/President
Nashville, TN

Darfur Women Action Group
Washington, DC

Human Rights and Advocacy Network for Democracy (HAND)

Investors Against Genocide
Boston, MA

Jews Against Genocide

Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur
Boston, MA

Never Again Coalition
Lauren Fortgang and Diane Koosed, co-chairs
Portland, OR

NY Coalition for Sudan

San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition
Martina Knee
San Francisco, CA

Save Darfur Coalition of Pittsburgh
David Rosenberg

Stop Genocide Now
Redondo Beach, CA

Sudan Advocacy Action Forum
Dr. Eleanor Wright, Moderator
Birmingham, AL

Sudan Unlimited
Esther Sprague
San Francisco, CA

United Sudanese and South Sudanese
Communities Association and Help Nuba
Rabbi David Kaufman

World Peace and Reconciliation (WP&R)
Adeeb Yousif

And more...