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May 23, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government said that it aborted a move by the European states within the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Crime Commission) to give the International Criminal Court (ICC) jurisdiction over crimes against women and children.

In its 24th session concluded on Friday, the Crime Commission passed nine resolutions including one on the UN standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners (known as the "Mandela rules").

The commission brought together as many as 1,000 delegates from member states, non-governmental organizations and civil society, including several high-level speakers.

Several participants from poor nations in South America, Africa and Asia, stressed importance of the punitive measures included in the Mandela rules but voiced reservation over lack of necessary financial capabilities to build prisons.

The UN for its part vowed to provide financial assistance to enable those countries to apply the rules in the future.

Sudan's permanent representative before UN agencies, Mohamed Zaroug, said his country already applies those rules.

He pointed that his country, in coordination with several non-member states of the ICC, managed to prevent attempts by the European countries to consider the crime against women and children a war crime and give the ICC jurisdiction over it.

Zaroug told the Turkish news agency Andolu Saturday that violence against women is usually committed under normal conditions and not necessarily linked to wars, noting that ICC non-member states could not be forced to become parties to the Rome statute.

According to western diplomats the European bloc withdrew their request in order to avoid a vote that could lead to its rejection by at the plenary session of the commission.

The Mandela rules include extensive revisions and additions to the UN's Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners‚ which date back to 1955.

They contain an expanded section of basic principles‚ including the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel‚ inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

The rules also provides clear and detailed instructions on issues such as cell and body searches‚ registration and record keeping‚ investigations into deaths and complaints of torture and other ill-treatment‚ the needs of specific groups‚ independent inspections of prisons‚ the right to legal representation and more.

Resolutions of the Crime Commission are expected to be adopted by the UN General Assembly during its 70th regular session in September.

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May 23, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) – Spokesman for the opposition leader, Riek Machar, said a video clip played on South Sudan TV (SSTV) on Thursday which alleged recorded defeat of the rebels in Melut town, near Paloch oilfields in Upper Nile state, was misleading.

SPLA soldiers sit at the back of a pick-up truck in Malakal, Upper Nile state January 12, 2014. (Photo Reuters/Andreea Campeanu)

“A video clip played on SSTV alleging recorded defeat of our forces in Melut town by pro-Salva Kiir's soldiers is laughable. It was misleading,” said Machar's spokesman, James Gatdet Dak.

Dak told Sudan Tribune on Saturday that the video clip was shot on Tuesday, 19 May the day the rebel forces captured the town, challenging how the government could claim that it defeated their forces on the same day.

The government-run SSTV on Thursday played a programme produced by Brigadier General Malaak Ayuen, the director of information and public relations in the headquarters of the South Sudanese army, which claimed how their troops forced out the rebel troops from Melut town two days after the rebels captured the town.

It showed a long convoy of soldiers arriving on Toyota pick-ups while others were shooting as they walked. The video clip also showed a burning town and ferry destroyed in the river mounted with heavy weapons.

Ayuen who was introducing what was being shown in the live pictures with songs of victory in the background said it was the fighting that flushed out the rebel forces from the area.

However Dak said watching the video clip it was clear that it was shot either before they attacked Melut or after their forces already withdrew from the town, saying the government was trying to appear as if they forcefully flushed out their forces from the town.

The rebel leader's spokesperson said their forces were not defeated but orderly withdrew after taking away all the arsenal the government stored in the town, explaining that government forces returned after learning that the town was empty.

He also said watching and examining the video clip carefully one would easily detect that there was no exchange of fire.

“They think they can deceive every citizen in South Sudan, which is not true. If you watch the video clip you will notice that there was no exchange of fire. Only the government forces were shooting in a very relaxed manner,” he said.

“Some were even shown sitting on the ground and chatting while others were randomly shooting bullets in a certain direction. There was no intensity in the shootings. It was random shooting.”

He further said even the video shots were taken in a seemingly calm environment in which the camera person was not disturbed.

Dak said the date on which the purported video was shot indicated it was 19 May on Tuesday the day the town was captured by the rebels, saying government “propagandists” should explain whether they wrongly set the date in the camera or they were recording their on defeat on that day.

The video named ‘The battle of Melut by SPLA' can be accessed by following this link on youtube. .

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L’Ethiopie, le deuxième pays le plus peuplé d’Afrique, vote ce dimanche 24 mai. Un scrutin sans beaucoup de suspense, car le parti hégémonique de l’homme fort disparu Meles Zenawi a verrouillé l’espace politique et social et a marginalisé l’opposition. Au pouvoir depuis 1991, l’EPRDF va donc vraisemblablement remporter ces élections, la seule inconnue concernerait l’ampleur de sa victoire.

May 23, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) – As the horn of Africa country is preparing to conduct parliamentary elections, the Ethiopian government on Friday warned supporters of contesting parties against any act that could incite violence.

A man herds his animals near a billboard of Blue Party candidate Amlaku Fiseha Ishete on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, May 23, 2015. Reuters Photo)

Ethiopians will go to polls on Sunday, the country's fifth parliamentary election since the former dictatorial Marxist Derg regime was overthrown in 1991.

Nearly 37 million eligible electorates will cast their votes at over 45,000 polling stations nationwide.

The ruling Ethiopia People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has called on party supporters to maintain peace after casting votes.

The Ethiopian government repeatedly reiterated commitment to deliver in orderly manner a democratic, peaceful, free and fair election. But some opposition groups say that the election lacks a level playing field.

Addressing parliament on Thursday, EPRDF leader and prime minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, said his government will take actions against any individual or group who attempts to cause disturbances during the election days.

“There is no reason whatsoever for anybody to incite electoral violence in the current election,” Desalegn said.

“In the event of any election disturbances, the government is well prepared and stands unflinchingly determined to take measures” he added.

The premier also warned some opposition parties who he said are planning to incite violence in the pretext of vote rigging.

The African Union (AU) Election Observation Mission has also called on contesting political parties and supporters to exercise restraint so as the country remain peaceful and stable to conduct the polls.

Hifikepunye Pohamba, former Namibian president and head of the AU observers' mission told reporters that four teams of long-term observers have been deployed in eight regional states.

Some 6,000 parliamentary candidates fielded by 58 political parties will contest for the 547 seat parliament.

All parliament seats had been occupied by the ruling party except two.

The Ruling EPRDF party has won all the four previous held elections and it is also widely expected to secure landslide victory this weekend.

Under the rule of EPRDF, Ethiopia has a continuously managed to register double-digit economic growth making the East African nation one of the 10 fastest growing economies worldwide.

Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous country has also been relatively stability compared to other countries in the volatile Horn of Africa's region.

However international human rights groups continuously accuse the Ethiopian government of gross human right violations including illegal detention against opposition members and journalists critical to government.

The Ethiopian government is accused of using the 2009 introduced anti-terrorism law as a pretext to silence dissent and punish members and leaders of opposition political parties.

The broadly defined counter terrorism law criminalizes any reporting considered to 'encourage' or 'provide moral support' to entities such as Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) and Ginbot-7 labelled by government as terrorist organizations.

(ST)

La justice espagnole a lancé un mandat d'arrêt vendredi 22 mai contre un ancien gardien de prison marocain accusé de torture entre 1975 et 1991. Cette période suit le retrait de l'Espagne de sa colonie, le Sahara occidental, et le cessez-le-feu encadré par l'ONU.

Les Espagnols votent ce dimanche 24 mai pour des élections régionales et municipales. Après trente ans d’alternance entre conservateurs et socialistes, le suspense est très élevé avec la présence de deux nouveaux partis, Podemos et Ciudadanos, auxquels les sondages prévoient de bons scores.

Le duel présidentiel en Pologne se joue sur le fil du rasoir entre le chef d'Etat sortant de centre-droit Bronislaw Komorowski, et son rival conservateur et populiste Andrzej Duda, lors du second tour du scrutin ce dimanche 24 mai. Les derniers sondages publiés vendredi indiquaient une légère différence, proche de la marge d’erreur.

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Eliza – az Erzsébet (Elisabeth) önállósult rövidülése. Idézet „Nem volt felelni valóm, hiszen nem mondott újat, ő nem fogta fel, hogy attól, hogy kölcsönösen szeretjük egymást, még úgy meg tud döfni, hogy térdre esem. Éppen azért, mert szeret, és mert én is szeretem. Csak az tud nekem fájdalmat okozni, akihez közöm van.”

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Pünkösd neve a görög pentekosztész ’ötvenedik’ szóból származik, ugyanis ez az ünnep a húsvétot követő ötvenedik napon kezdődik. Pünkösd a húsvét függvényében mozgó ünnep, május 10-e és június 13-a között. A magyar pünkösdi szokások a keresztény ünnephez kapcsolódnak ugyan, de mint az alábbi tiltó rendelkezések is bizonyítják, számos olyan szokás és hiedelem őrződött meg, melyek legfeljebb csak az elnevezésükben köthetők pünkösdhöz, például a csetneki zsinat határozata 1594-ben tiltotta a pünkösdi királyválasztást, táncot és játékokat. Az 1692-ből származó csíkkozmási tiltás így szólt: „Eleitől fogva régi időben is mindenkor tilalma volt a sátoros ünnepeken való táncolásnak, királynéasszony ültetésnek, mely pogányoktól maradott szokás ezután is tilalmas.” 1770-ben Tessedik Sámuel arról számolt be, hogy megszüntették a májusi fák bevitelét a templomba pünkösdkor, mert a gazdák legszebb gyümölcsfáikat láthatták ott kivagdosva. A tiltások jellegzetes pünkösdi szokásokra vonatkoznak: pünkösdi királyválasztás, pünkösdi királynéjárás, pünkösdi zöldágazás, májusfa, valamint pünkösdi mulatságok, táncok, játékok.

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„… ha ezek elhallgatnak, a kövek fognak kiáltani.” (Lukács 19:40)

Azt mondják, hogy ha a tudósok egyszer majd megfejtik az univerzum titkát, és rájönnek, miből is áll az „ősanyag”, akkor zenét fognak benne találni. Amikor a farizeusok megpróbálták elhallgattatni azokat, akik dicsőítették az Urat, akkor mondta Jézus ezt: „ha ezek elhallgatnak, a kövek fognak kiáltani” (Lukács 19:40). A Bibliában azt is olvassuk, hogy a fák tapsolnak, a hegyek és tengerek magasztalják Istent. Az egész teremetett világ arra lett tervezve, hogy dicsőítse alkotóját. Ha te nem teszed ezt, akkor nem jön életre kapcsolat közted és Isten között, és egy űr marad benned, amit semmi más nem tud betölteni. Dávid azt mondta: „Jusson eléd imádságom, mint illatáldozat, imára emelt kezem, mint esti áldozat!” (Zsoltárok 141:2). Az a héber szó, amit itt imának fordítunk, „dicséret énekét” jelenti, és a Bibliában nem kevesebb, mint 72-szer fordul elő ilyen értelemben. Kezdj hát el dicséretet énekelni Istennek! A szövetség ládája három dolgot jelképezett: győzelmet, útmutatást és Isten jelenlétét. Nem csoda, hogy Izráel népe elveszettnek érezte magát nélküle. Figyeld meg, hogyan hozták vissza, amikor visszaszerezték ellenségeiktől, a filiszteusoktól: „Dávid pedig és egész Izráel szent táncot járt Isten szíve előtt teljes erővel, énekelve, citerák, lantok, dobok, cintányérok és harsonák kíséretében” (1Krónikák 13:8). Észrevetted a „teljes erővel” kifejezést? Félre a sápadt, szánalmas dicsőítéssel! Add bele szíved-lelked! A dicsőítés bensőséges kapcsolatot teremt Istennel. Jeruzsálem újjáépítésekor az énekesek ugyanolyan létfontosságú részei voltak a sikernek, mint a katonák és az építőmunkások. Sőt, szerepük annyira fontos volt, hogy fizetést is kaptak érte (ld. Nehémiás 11:22-23). Kezdd hát dicsőíteni Istent!

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Az imában bízott azonban legjobban. A rózsafüzér imádkozását szorgalmazta, de ő maga is környezetével kitartóan imádkozta. Így volt ez az egyesült keresztény sereg és a túlerőben levő török hajóhad Lepantó melletti összecsapása idején is 1571. október 7-én. A rózsafüzért imádkozva a pápa sugallatban értesült a győzelemről, és elrendelte minden október 7-én “Mária, Rózsafüzér Királynője” ünnepének megünneplését. Ugyanakkor a “Keresztények Segítsége” megszólítást is a hívek imáiba ajánlotta. 1571 óta ez a megszólítás a lorettói litánia fohászai közt szerepel.

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May 23, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - A senior delegation from the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) Saturday concluded a visit to Sweden announcing it would participate in a hearing about the situation in Sudan at the European Parliament next month.

A photo extended to Sudan Tribune by the SPLM-N showing the goup's chairman Malik Agar (C), its secretary general, Yasser Arman (L), and Gen Gagod Mukwar in Stockholm on 23 May 2015.

SPLM-N spokesperson, Mubarak Ardol, said the delegation, which is currently conducting a European tour, includes the movement's chairman, Malik Agar, its secretary general, Yasser Arman, and the member of the top leadership office, Gagod Mukwar.

He said the delegation met on Friday with several officials at the Swedish foreign ministry including the deputy director general of the foreign affairs and head of the African department, the senior advisor at the foreign ministry, Horn of Africa official and the former envoy to the Horn of Africa.

According to Ardol, the meetings discussed the humanitarian issues and the situation in the conflict areas following refusal of the Sudanese government to open relief corridors.

The delegation briefed the Swedish officials on the government shelling of civilians and violence against women particularly by the government militia besides attacks against students particularly those from Darfur and the arrest of activists and political leaders.

He added the delegation revealed government crackdown on press freedom and the civil society organizations, noting they also discussed efforts to unify the opposition forces and develop a political alternative to rule the country.

The visiting delegation also discussed with the Swedish officials the recent elections and the refusal of the government to engage in a genuine dialogue, noting the regime is only seeking to buy time.

The visit is the first of its kind by an SPLM-N delegation to Sweden since the conflict erupted in South Kordofan and Blue Nile in June 2011.

During its visit to Paris, the SPLM-N delegation had previously discussed with French officials the political situation in the country and the prospects for peace particularly after failure of the pre-dialogue meeting which was to be held last March under the auspices of the African Union mediation.

Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) refused to attend a meeting in Addis Ababa last March to discuss issues pertaining to the national dialogue conference and its procedures.

Khartoum at the time said the African mediation team did not coordinate with the government on who would participate in the meeting, stressing that it would be held at the wrong time given the elections which took place in April.
Consequently, the African mediation announced that it has indefinitely suspended the pre-dialogue preparatory meeting after the government and its affiliated political parties refused to attend.

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT HEARING

Meanwhile, Ardol disclosed that the SPLM-N delegation would participate in a hearing about Sudan at the European Parliament on 9 June in coordination with the rebel umbrella Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and the “Sudan Call” forces.

“The SPLM-N delegation would also participate in the meetings of the SRF and the “Sudan Call” forces scheduled to be held later,” he added.

“Sudan Call” forces are expected to participate in the hearing session which would be held at the European Parliament headquarters in the French city of Strasbourg. Other opposition forces are also likely to participate.

Several opposition leaders are also expected to take part in an annual meeting about Sudan to be held in Germany after the hearing.

Ardol said the immediate objective of the opposition should be the unification of its forces and continuation of the work to isolate the regime, pointing to the need for carrying out all issues agreed upon particularly the document about “the road to the popular uprising.”

He warned against ongoing acts of looting, killing and burning of villages in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, calling for revealing those atrocities which he described as “criminal”.

The SPLM-N has been fighting the Sudanese army and their aligned militias in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states since June 2011.

(ST)

May 23, 2015 (JUBA)- South Sudanese defence minister, Kuol Manyang Juuk, on Saturday headed a high level ministerial delegation that paid an inspection visit to Melut town, less than a week after an attack by a coalition of armed rebel forces.

South Sudan's Petroleum and Mining Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau (3rd R) applauds as he restarts oil production in the main oil field in Palouge, on May 5, 2013. (Reuters)

Petroleum minister, Stephen Dhieu Dau, chief of General staff of the government forces, Paul Malong Awan, among several officials and military officers accompanied Minister Juuk.

Upper Nile state information Minister, Peter Hoth Tuach told Sudan Tribune on Saturday, the ministerial delegation visited market area, the riverside where the government troops reportedly destroyed boats used by the rebels to shell and capture the town.

“The minister of defence was received on arrival by the sector commander Gen. Johnson Gony Bilieu and the state government officials. They visited all the areas in town and held talks with local officials and oil workers. They assured our people of the capability of the SPLA forces to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity of this country,” the minister Tuach said on Saturday.

Minister Dau confirmed having visited his home town and birthplace, Melut, and Paloch, asserting that government forces were in complete control of the area.

“Our visit was to inspect the area and assure oil workers and our people of the capability of the government to provide adequate security not only to oil installations but also to the people in the area, ” the oil minister said.

“We assured them of the commitment of the government to protect the citizens and their resources. This responsibility has always been upheld by our gallant SPLA forces whenever there is a threat. They have demonstrated their abilities and capabilities by defeating the rebels of Riek Machar and forces of Johnson Olony in Melut,” he emphasised.

The minister said there was no danger to the oil production in the area because government troops were in firm control of the situation and also denied that armed opposition had captured oil refinery.

“Yes, the rebels of Riek Machar forces have tried to advance towards oil fields to destroy the oil installations and they controlled Melut for less than 24 hours but they were defeated by our gallant forces. They did not advance to where there are oil refineries,” he said.

The minister said he reassured oil workers and denied the evacuation of oil workers.

"The oil workers are there. I met them today and assured them of the capability of the government to provide adequate security. So it is not correct that oil workers have been evacuated. Why evacuate them and the government is control? There is no danger,” he said.

This is the first high level visit after heavy fighting in recent days in oil producing areas in Upper Nile state. It was meant to boost the morale of the government soldiers and assure local population.

Last Thursday the Chinese official TV announced the evacuation of 400 oil workers from Paloch oilfields in South Sudan due to the ongoing fighting in the oil-rich Upper Nile state territory.

(ST)

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