The Sudanese community and Tents of Hope supporters will hold a public vigil that culminates in the delivery of a People’s Arrest Warrant for Sudan’s President Omer Al-Bashir, indicted by the International Criminal Court for genocide, crimes against humanity and murder.

Abundant evidence from many sources confirms that the five-year genocide in Darfur has been planned and directed by the Sudan government led by President Bashir. It is the first time in history that a sitting President has been indicted for war crimes.

“It is time for President Bashir to pay for all of his crimes,” says Mohamed Elgadi, a survivor of Sudan’s infamous “ghost houses” of torture.

“Justice is above us all,” states one Darfuri refugee. “Without justice, there can be no peace…The international community must support justice and the ICC regarding Bashir.”

The VIGIL will feature:
• The Human Cost: a reading of the names of murdered civilians; accounts from survivors;
• Villages Lost: stories by Sudanese of attacks and destruction of home villages; signs with the names of the villages lost;
• Camps Attacked, Humanitarian Aid Harassed: accounts of attacks on displaced persons camps and a reading of the list of aid workers murdered, “disappeared” and hijacked.
• The Peace Process Obstructed: a reading of list of UN Security Council resolutions, ceasefire agreements, and ICC directives ignored by the Bashir regime; a list of the indicted war criminals within the Sudanese government;
• Delivery of Arrest Warrant for Bashir to Sudanese Ambassador to US