Thursday, August 21, 2008

Is Turkey pulling a China regarding Darfur? « ChinainAfrica

"Is Turkey pulling a China regarding Darfur?

August 21, 2008 by Aleksandra Gadzala

Sudanese president al-Bashir is among those in attendance at this week’s Turkey Africa Cooperation Summit being held in Istanbul. His presence has outraged many human rights activists, who feel that inviting al-Bashir signals Turkish complacency in the Darfur crisis. Among others, the New York based Human Rights Watch has called on Turkey to use the opportunity to support a court case against Bashir, who has been indicted on genocide charges by the ICC. There is little public evidence that such support has been given."

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