Update on Darfur

"The International Criminal Court's (ICC) prosecutor has charged Sudan's President with genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur in a move Khartoum warns could set fire to the region.

ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo asked the court for an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan Al Bashir, the first sitting head of state to be indicted by an international court since Liberia's Charles Taylor and before that Yugoslavia's Slobodan Milosevic.

"Moreno-Ocampo has presented evidence today showing that... Bashir committed the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur," the prosecutor said in a statement...

International experts say at least 200,000 people have died in Darfur and 2.5 million have been displaced since a rebellion erupted in 2003. Khartoum says 10,000 people have been killed." ABC News.

BBC's Q&A: Sudan's Darfur conflict has been updated to reflect the changing situation in Sudan.

Come and learn more about the conflict in Darfur.

The Rotaract Club of South-West Brisbane will be screening the award winning documentary The Devil Came on Horseback on Friday 15 August at 7pm at St Aidan's. For more information please email the club at rotaractswb@hotmail.com or click here to view the invitation.

The Devil Came on Horseback - Trailer



Interview with a Refugee from Darfur