http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr203.pdf

Examines the role played by universities in social and political change in Sudan. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.

http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr194.pdf

Examines the relationship between negotiations and implementation of the Sudan Peace Agreement. Focuses on the international role, especially that of the United Nations, in the peace talks and the challenge of implementing a complex agreement. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.

http://www.ohchr.org/english/docs/northern_Uganda_august2007.pdf

Following a 20+ year conflict between the government of Uganda and The Lord's Resistance Army, current negotiations in southern Sudan represent the best opportunity for lasting peace. Central to the talks are questions about accountability and reconciliation processes. This study allows some 1700 victims of the fighting to express their views about accountability, reconciliation and transitional justice. From the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/

Latest annuat report on the status of religious freedom in each of the countries of the world and what the U.S. government is doing to promote greater religious freedom. Lists China, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Vietnam among countries of particular concern. From the Department of State.

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/

Annual report on respect for human rights in the countries of the world. The 2006 report directs special criticism at North Korea, Burma, Iran, Zimbabwe, Cuba, China, Belarus, and Eritrea, and accuses Sudan of genocide in the Darfur region. From the State Department.

http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2006/1222_car_chad_sudan.html

Summarizes the discussion at a conference on the factors behind the rebellions in Chad and the Central African Republic and their relationship to the Darfur conflict. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.

http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2006/0927_eastern_sudan.html

Covers sources of conflict in Eastern Sudan, lessons from the Comprehensive and Darfur Peace Agreements, key actors and their roles in the region, and the way forward for peace and stability. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IB98043.pdf

Covers the background of the Darfur crisis, the current humanitarian situation, and the U.S. policy options. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists