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Dear all, The many faces of our Struggle; a report on Southern Kordofan! Suzanne Jambo National Secretary for External Relations (NSER), The Sudan People's Liberation Movement, SPLM, Juba The Republic of South Sudan (RSS) E-mail: <[email protected]>[email protected] Tel: Juba: +249 957108989 +256 477108989 +249 926474463 ROAMING: +254 734456931 Kenya: +254 721456931 Begin forwarded message: *From:* Aly Verjee <[email protected]> *Date:* August 23, 2011 9:53:27 AM GMT+03:00 *To:* <[email protected]>[email protected] *Subject:* *'Disputed Votes, Deficient Observation' – South Kordofan election report from Rift Valley Institute – Embargoed until 0600 Tuesday August 23* ----- Forwarded Message ----- *From:* Rift Valley Institute < <[email protected]> [email protected]> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 23, 2011 12:56:13 AM *Subject:* PRESS RELEASE: 'Disputed Votes, Deficient Observation' – South Kordofan election report from Rift Valley Institute *Disputed Votes, Deficient Observation* – South Kordofan election report from the Rift Valley Institute<http://t.ymlp84.com/essjatauuuhazabwanaysj/click.php> . *KEY POINTS* - The war in South Kordofan, Sudan – following a disputed election for the governorship of the state – has resulted in atrocities that, according to the UN Human Rights Commissioner, may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. - The election was endorsed by international and national election observers. But a new study from the Rift Valley Institute (RVI) argues that the endorsement was premature and based on deficient analysis of the voting. - The RVI report says that the electoral dispute and the inadequacies of the observers' reports need to be addressed if there is to be a negotiated settlement of the current conflict. - The election, in May 2011, was a contest for the governorship of the state between the candidate of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the incumbent governor, the candidate of the National Congress Party, northern Sudan's ruling party. - The election was won by the NCP candidate with a narrow margin. The SPLM challenged the process, claiming malpractice. But domestic and international election observers deemed the election a success. - The RVI study questions this conclusion. Based on detailed analysis of observer reports, the study identifies significant misinterpretations on the part both of domestic and international observers. - Critical lessons from Sudan’s past electoral history were overlooked, argues Aly Verjee, the author of the RVI report, although these had been chronicled previously by the same election observation organisations. - "The people of South Kordofan have paid a high price for the failure of the election," Verjee writes. "Negotiations to end the present conflict will need to acknowledge its problematic aspects if there is to be a chance of a resumption of the democratic process." *THE REPORT* '*Disputed Votes, Deficient Observation*', attached to this message, is the latest publication in the RVI's ongoing research programme on African elections. This and other RVI reports on culture and politics in Eastern Africa can be accessed at <http://t.ymlp84.com/essbarauuuhagabwafaysj/click.php> www.riftvalley.net/publications *THE AUTHOR* The author of the report, Aly Verjee ( <[email protected]> [email protected]), is a Senior Researcher at the Rift Valley Institute and author of *Race Against Time: The countdown to the referenda in Southern Sudan and Abyei*. He was Deputy Director of the Carter Center’s election observation mission in Sudan from 2008 to 2010. * THE RIFT VALLEY INSTITUTE (RVI)* The Rift Valley Institute (<http://t.ymlp84.com/essjatauuuhazabwanaysj/click.php> www.riftvalley.net) is a non-profit research, education and advocacy organization working in Eastern Africa. RVI projects are designed to inform interventions by governments and development agencies – supporting local research and training, documenting indigenous culture and promoting human rights. The RVI has offices in Nairobi and London. Contact the Institute at <[email protected]>[email protected] or +44 20 7229 2562. ------------------------------ Unsubscribe / Change Profile <http://ymlp84.com/u.php?id=geyhsuugsgysjgmshj> Powered by YMLP <http://ymlp84.com/m/> _______________________________________________ SouthSudan mailing list [email protected] http://justiceafrica.org/mailman/listinfo/southsudan_justiceafrica.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
