Rebecca Tinsley

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Rebecca Tinsley is a former BBC reporter who writes about Africa and human rights. After visiting Darfur in 2004, she founded Waging Peace, an NGO influencing UK policy and giving practical help to thousands of Sudanese diaspora. Her novel about Sudan, When the Stars Fall to Earth, is available in English and Arabic.

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Jul 1, 2024 ∙ 35 min

The Tragedy of Sudan

‘Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph’. Haile Selassie, United Nations General Assembly, 4 October 1963.[1] Introduction The continuing suffering of the Sudanese people illustrates the futility of international policy-making in the absence of the political will necessary to enforce treaties. As...