[July 15, 2011] Rep. Johnson Presents Evidence of War Crimes by SAF Tweet Jul 15, 2011 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- July 15, 2011; 2:20 p.m. Contact: Jonathan Ossoff, Sr. Legislative Assistant - (202) 731-7222 Congressman Johnson Presents Evidence of War Crimes by Sudanese Armed Forces in S. Kordofan WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Hank Johnson, who represents Georgia's Fourth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, today presented on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives evidence of war crimes committed by the Sudanese Armed Forces in Sudan's South Kordofan state. Johnson's remarks were delivered following reporting by Al Jazeera English http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/peopleandpower/2011/07/2011713134945963823.html that evidenced atrocities committed by Sudanese Armed Forces against the Nuba population in South Kordofan. Alleged war crimes include air strikes targeting Nuba civilians and widespread extrajudicial executions of suspected dissidents in South Kordofan. The congressman also presented satellite imagery, analyzed by Harvard University's Humanitarian Intitative http://www.satsentinel.org/press-release/satellite-sentinel-project-documents-new-eyewitness-reports-and-visual-evidence-mass-graves-sudan, that may indicate the presence of mass graves outside of Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan. Video of Congressman Johnson's speech is available in embeddable format via YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch'v=GPqce5McyjU. The full text of his remarks is below. "Mr. Speaker: today, thanks to the courageous reporting of two journalists for Al Jazeera's English network - Callum Macrae and John D. McHugh, who risked death to find the truth -- we have shocking evidence of war crimes committed by the Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, against Nuba civilians in Sudan's South Kordofan province. Here, in this photo, a five year old victim of an air strike. Here, a bomb crater in the middle of this Nuba village. 50 feet wide, 15 feet deep. Here, satellite imagery analyzed by Harvard University's Humanitarian Initiative reveals evidence of mass graves outside South Kordofan's capital of Kadugli. At this moment, Mr. Speaker, as U.N. personnel hide behind their barracks walls, the SAF are hunting men, women and children on foot, in fighter jets, and with bombs rolled out of the back doors of cargo aircraft onto Nuba villages. Mr. Speaker, where does the United Nations stand as the Nuba are wiped out" Where do we stand?" Jonathan Ossoff Sr. Legislative Assistant Office of Rep. Hank Johnson (202) 225.1605 [email protected] The information in this message is the property of the United States Congress, confidential, and intended only for the use of the addressee. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Violators are subject to all penalties as allowed by Federal law. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately reply to the sender. Jonathan Ossoff Sr. Legislative Assistant Office of Rep. Hank Johnson (202) 225.1605 [email protected] The information in this message is the property of the United States Congress, confidential, and intended only for the use of the addressee. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Violators are subject to all penalties as allowed by Federal law. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately reply to the sender. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]