(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)January 27, 2014

(MAHWAH, NJ)  – On November 19, the Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies hosted a briefing on the evolving genocidal events in the Darfur and Nuba Mountains regions of Sudan by Ahmed H. Adam, a Visiting Scholar in the  Peace-building and Rights Program of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights (ISHR) at Columbia University.

Adam focused on how the regime of Omar al-Bashir, in the face of eroding support at home, has lashed out at supposed internal enemies, most recently against the Nuba Mountain people of Sudan’s South Kordofan State. At the same time, Adam pointed out, attacks against the people of Darfur have gone on unabated, and Bashir has supported opposition elements in South Sudan. In part, according to Adam, indifference, if not support, on the part of diverse segments of the international community, including the Islamic Republic of Iran and the African Union, has encouraged Bashir to pursue such destructive and reckless behavior. The unfolding insurgency in South Sudan bears out Adam’s dire warnings.

Ahmed. H. Adam received an LLM in International law in 1999 from the Westminster University in London. Mr. Adam represents the people of Darfur in peace negotiations with the government of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir. Mr. Adam is also the official spokesperson of Darfur’s armed and political group, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), where he manages public relations and media outreach.

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