Clinton condemns disruption of peaceful protest in Sudan
December 10, 2009 (WASHINGTON) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton today condemned the disruption of peaceful protest “by any
party” in Sudan, an oblique reference to the demonstrations on Monday
in Khartoum that were quashed by mass arrests.
acts of violence committed by any party. Freedom of assembly, freedom
of speech, and protection from arbitrary arrest and detention are
instrumental to allow for credible elections in April 2010,” said
Secretary Clinton today at the State Department.
The protest in front of the National Assembly was led by senior
politicians of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), who are
at odds with lawmakers of the National Congress Party (NCP) over
proposed laws related to implementation of the 2005 peace agreement
between the two parties.
Additional protests, some of which turned violent, broke out in
several towns of Southern Sudan when SPLM supporters heard of the
arrests in Khartoum. In Clinton’s words, “We recognize that the next
few months will be tense as we get closer to the election and the
referendum.”
“It is critical that all parties redouble their efforts to resolve
problems through political dialogue and without violence. Special
Envoy Scott Gration will return to Sudan this weekend to help restart
dialogue and resolve outstanding issues that are contributing to these
rising tensions. Sudan is an important priority for President Obama
and myself, and we are committed to seeing a peaceful, democratic
transformation as envisioned in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and
a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Darfur. I urge all parties to
demonstrate the political will necessary to achieve these objectives.”
Mr. Gration has spoken positively of his working relationship with
Secretary Clinton and her staff. In a webcast produced by the
Whitehouse on November 10, he cited as an example one instance of
having received a phone call from Secretary Clinton while she was in
Cairo. He related that she was calling to relay new information that
she thought would be helpful.
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mikes
Clinton condemns disruption of peaceful protest in Sudan
Thank you mrs clinton, for your concerned toward peace in sudan.And we hope that the regime in khartoum will be ended
soon,I hope gration will learned from others USA diplomatic, not only the way that he is thinking on approaching Khartoum in that manner.I’m just appeal to Mr gration not to be good with criminals regime of Bashir because their aim is only war not peace in sudan.They are always liars.Don’t just be different with other US Diplomatics just be in the right channel ,you may take sudan back to war if you will support khartoum views.
Thyinka
Clinton condemns disruption of peaceful protest in Sudan
America must stand with democratic forces and the oppressed people of Sudan. The vision of Sharia law and democracy are incompatible and Islamic fundamentalism must be defeated like communism. Islamic fundamentalism enslaves people mentally and spiritually. People can’t think for themselves and thus they can be controlled easily with shouts of Allah Akbar even if it is the criminal himself who is uttering it.
Lual Garang De Lual
Clinton condemns disruption of peaceful protest in Sudan
NATIONAL ISLAMIC FRONT/ NATIONAL CONGRESS PARTY (NIF/NCP) IS TOO DEFORM TO BE REFORMED
Dear Mrs. Clinton, It is very Surprisingly, the political situation in the Sudan is deemed to change from bad to worst according to the current events at hands as of yesterday, the crushing of the SPLM led demonstration, beating of the senior SPLM leaders like comrade Pagan Amum, Yasser Arman and Sudan state minister of Interior Mr. Goma Abbas who were expressing their doubts about the National Interim constitution versus the existing laws which do always clashed and need to be repealed to harmonize the national laws as per CPA. There is a serious anxiety of Sudanese concerning the reneging of the ruling party in the North to implement CPA truthfully, in good spirit and to the letters. It has taken now four and half good years without any concrete actions taken by NIF/NCP regime. They are worried to change repressive laws because these are the laws keeping them in power. When the SPLM said you remove from the national security law the powers to arrest, detain, and seize suspect’s property and only powers be given is to gather information and analyze it before availing it to relevant authorities for action. The NIF/NCP is up in arms with that clause because they knew without checking individual property, confiscate and arrests without deterrent, they are likely to lose power which is to them is a matter of life and death.
The other laws are as follows: National security law, the Criminal Procedure Act, the Penal Code, Public Order Act, Popular Police Act, Popular Defense Act and above all the Southern Sudan referendum law, Abyei referendum law, and the popular consultation law for the Nuba Mountains and Southern Blue Nile. The NIF/NCP wants to maintain those laws in place which are repressive and makes the lives of innocent civilians difficult, give populace hard times and above all unconstitutional according to the CPA and against Southern Sudan self-determination in particular. These give Southerners hard time to be a separate entity as well as the other disputed areas. In this regard, the SPLM and other political parties countrywide have been pressurizing the NCP to repeal those laws that inhibit the democratic process and for the current National Assembly to pass the necessary laws that foster full democratic transformation of the country before its dissolution this December. Unfortunately, the NCP leadership has been resisting constitutional obligations by using their mechanical majority in both organs of government to pursue their own political agenda. This implicitly maintains the status quo and old mentality of doing business contrary to the letter and spirit of the CPA in order to normally proceed with the implementation of the CPA. Therefore, the question here is, where is Sudan heading to? To me as a result of yesterday chaotic scene in Khartoum, Sudan is heading from its current bad political scene to the worst scene ever in its history.
According to the words of H.E Lt. Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit, First Vice President of the Republic and President of GoSS, he said and I quote; Members of the SPLM leadership, constitutional post holders and members of National legislature in Khartoum have been illegally arrested.
These arrests are not only provocative but unjustified because the Interim National Constitution of the Sudan (INC) and the CPA allow for peaceful and democratic procession to express political opinion, He further added..
Here, let’s analyzed this situation as I put it, that Sudan will be remembered every time with its bad memories ever because of the rigidity of the ruling party (NIF/NCP) which every time wants to survive by silencing its opponents but hopefully, this time it will not succeed.
Dr. John Garang De Mabior after signing of the CPA, said and I quote, that he has tied down the Jellaba like a tethered goat with CPA and SPLA as an army of the South but he asked, who will untied the Jellaba? I really want the so-called SPLM-DC to answer that question. Who is untying the NIF/NCP to breach the CPA by attacking the peaceful demonstrators? This tells to the world that their sitting on atrocities is eminent as elaborated by the stooge of NIF/NCP backer Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin in his reaction to the SPLM protest. Dr. Lam said and I quote, “change of laws do not come through protest but comes from within the parliament, describing SPLM as unprincipled party”. What a nasty human being is such a person whoever sits on the oppressor’s side. Huh!
The interim Constitution is clear about the rights of procession and expression of individual views. NCP having known that they had secured some discontented Southerners to their side is now planning the way-out to evade full implementation of the CPA by dragging its feet on some of the most contentious laws that are core to their survival. To them, it is a matter of life and death because with power, they can still evade justice and manipulate ideas in their favor.
Second, I would give SPLM at least a credit for highlighting the problems of Sudan lies with these repressive laws which hinder freedom of individual citizens in their livelihood. Congratulation organizers of that procession for making the colors of NIF/NCP and their Democratic Change stooge known to the Sudanese Populace. The Khartoum reactions and heavy handedness of police shows that they are still sensitive to criticism and illegal occupation of the power house by forceful cohesion is the order of the day. Learn this story to further the ideas that started by 1983 and still alive today.
The race of the Frog to the tower
Once upon a time there was a race of frogs. The goal was to reach the top of a high tower. Many Frogs gathered to see and support the others reach the tower. The race to the destination began… In reality, the normal frogs probably didn’t believe that it was possible that any of the frogs could reach the Tower … all the phrases that one could hear were
“What a pain!!! We once tried it!!!
They’ll never make it!
The frogs began to resign, one by one at a time except for one who kept on moving to climb…The crowd continued: “… Impossible!!! She will never make it…” No Frog has ever achieved such a difficult task and most frogs admitted defeat, except for the one frog who continued to attempt….
At the end, all the frogs quit,
except the one who, alone
and with an enormous effort,
reached the top of the tower. She arrived safely and accomplished the target and aspirations… The others wanted to know how she did it.
One of them approached her and asked how she had done it, to finish the race?
They discovered that the winner frog was deaf.
The morale of the story to South Sudanese is one: Never listen to people who tend to be negative because they remove the best aspirations from your heart! As South Sudanese our destiny lies within our hands to determine the way forwards whether through procession or other means provided that the race is on and has just begun. Always remind yourself of the power of the words that we experienced.
That’s why, you always need to think positive and Challenge yourself!
Lesson:
Always be deaf to someone who tells you that you can’t and won’t achieve your goals or make your dreams come true. This is the word of encouragement to courageous people who have had the guts to tell NIF/NCP that you are too deform to be reformed witnessed in Khartoum reactions to the peaceful procession held by the opposition. My last word to SPLM Secretary General Mr. Pagan Amum Okiech and his Deputy for Northern Sector Mr. Yasser Arman and above all First Vice President of the Republic and President of the Government of Southern Sudan Lt. Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit is to keep the pressure on NIF/NCP until they succumbed to your calls for repealing those repressive laws which contradict the Interim National Constitution of the Sudan as stipulated in the CPA.
NB:
Winners don’t quit and Quitters don’t win!
Your Attitude determines your Altitude
Lual Garang De Lual
South Sudanese citizen
Can be contacted at: [email protected]
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Manyok Manyuon
Clinton condemns disruption of peaceful protest in Sudan
excellent mrs Clinton your concern will contribute to the successful election in sudan.not allowing people to express their opinion is what cause the long civil war in Sudan so that our grievancy be heard by the international communities.
SPLM and other political parties are protasting against NCP so that there will be domocratic and present of all Human Right in the Sudan of which Muslim culture don,t allow.
South has to separate from this Muslim chain.
Samson Shawel Ambaye
Clinton condemns disruption of peaceful protest in Sudan
God be with Secretary State of USA. To succeede in Sudan supporters of Bashir have to be under arrest warrant like him. He has supporters like woyane and shabia they are condemning ICC and UNSC arrest warrant because of them he is driven to arrest opposition party leaders and demonstrators.
Daniel Khot Duoth
Clinton condemns disruption of peaceful protest in Sudan
I am deeply Thank secretary of united state Hillary Clinton for her wards on Sudanese government. In fact, Mrs Clinton the Sudanese government does not know about democratic system within their government policy. They just know only to abuse people by torturing, murdering and rapes young teenagers in front of their families. Actually, they also don’t care about their own fellows’ citizens. For instance, the democratic government always give an opportunity to everyone in the country to enjoy freedom. According to Sudanese sharia law, the Northern section doesn’t protest against government policy when something happening within the government policy. That why, people are afraid and hiding themselves from government. It is something very distressful to the innocents in the community. Anyway, I believe that the good government is in South Sudan and people are going to practice more freedom like western world. Hopefully, Southern are going to enjoy their country by themselves without North section. However, the sharia law is going to remain in North a lone and south will exercise more democratic system. By Daniel Khoat Duoth
charles Riek
Clinton condemns disruption of peaceful protest in Sudan
Thanks you Mrs Clinton. I think this is time USA needed to watch keenly in to sudan. Put more presure so this election can take place with out preure this CPA will not be achievable.
Dear Barack Oboma we appreciate your present so much and needs your more help to settle this conflict in Sudan general. In Sudan No freedom of expression. please help us.
Kuer Dau Apai
Clinton condemns disruption of peaceful protest in Sudan
Sorry for Clinton’s Blessing Words to nonlaws respected and nonsystematic Government!!
I wished those words to be spoken when the SPLM has archieved the ruling position in the next coming Election for the blessing words from Clinton to be remembered. But now, the Bashir’s deceptive goverment will never acknowledge the pride of Sudan as a nation.
I would strongly ask the GoSS leaders to acknowledge and appreciate the effort made by the US-Leaders for making sure that Sudan should comply with the world system. Mr. Kiir Mayardit and his following leaders should send a letter of congratulation to Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama for the serious concerned.
I am worried that no-one shall be listening to those important words.
Thank all by Kuer Dau Apai Australia-Sydney
Time1
Clinton condemns disruption of peaceful protest in Sudan
Hillary Clinton is a person of integrity and stands for freedom, she should definately not allow this Islamic dictatorship regime of Omer bashir in Sudan to continue to abuse and torture its population while the world watch, they have to be held accountable for their violations to the CPA which was achieved after hard work from all stake holders, NCP need to be pressured to stick to the democratic process in Sudan and allow for freedom of expression and assembly, they should respect also the human rights of the ordinary citizens then implement the peace agreements as it was agreed, this is the only ay Sudan will be better in the future.