"Rome, 05.06.2008 - Party today, even in Italy, the international campaign for justice in Darfur, thanks to the cooperation established between Italians for Darfur, an association for human rights in Darfur and a member of the Save Darfur Coalition, and the Negramaro, one of the most important and known Italian bands.
"Hands-eyed - Via hands from Darfur" is the message of the video, which premiered at the concert on May 31 in San Siro, through which NEGRAMARO helped the Italians for Darfur appeal of the Italian Government to express its deep concern at the United Nations, the willingness of the Sudanese government not to hand over to the ICC the two main suspects of crimes against humanity, Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb.
The video also wants to be a complaint of media silence on the humanitarian crisis in progress for more than five years in Darfur, which has claimed more than 300,000 dead and displaced two million and a half: the six members of the band of Salento, who have eyes covered by their hands, they sat in a semicircle in front of a TV is not tuned.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, will report today on June 5 to the Security Council of the United Nations in New York, the human rights situation in Darfur.
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the two main suspects of serious crimes against humanity for over a year, from April 27, 2007. Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb, respectively Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and head of the Janjaweed militia, have against them of 51 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including summary executions, persecution, torture and rape, but are not yet been delivered by the Sudanese government to 'international authority.
Italians for Darfur and Save Darfur Coalition of groups calling for the UN to adopt a new resolution so that the Sudan to cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court. "
Attorney Head of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, presented a detailed report on June 5 last year on the human rights situation in Darfur to the Security Council of the United Nations in New York. The news had no echo in Italian newspapers and TG *. And where it stops printing, Italian Blogs for Darfur arrives, the bloggers of Italians for Darfur! Spread ..! Thanks.
* However, the information has been recorded by the ANSA agency, Adnkronos, APCOM and ILVELINO.
( ed. waiting for a shred of justice shall be done with the hope that there is always need a video for a band to focus on an issue of fundamental importance like this. There is too much indifference.)
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