“We have also received several reports alleging sexual violence by uniformed men, as well as allegations of unlawful killings and enforced disappearances,” Turk said.Įchoing Turk’s remarks, the U.S. has raised concerns about the plight of civilians caught in the crossfire and worries about food security and aid deliveries, and urged support for neighboring countries hosting people fleeing the ongoing violence. Turk criticized the Sudanese military for launching attacks in densely populated areas and the RSF for taking over “numerous buildings” in the capital, Khartoum, to use as “operation bases, evicting residents and launching attacks.” The rivals agreed “to enable the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance, the restoration of essential services, the withdrawal of forces from hospitals and clinics, and the respectful burial of the dead,” the announcement said.ĭuring the opening speech of the session, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk accused both forces of violating international humanitarian law. The statement said the talks would now focus on arranging “an effective ceasefire of up to approximately ten days to facilitate” humanitarian efforts.
State Department announced that representatives of the two forces had signed a declaration recognizing their responsibilities “to facilitate humanitarian action to meet the emergency needs of civilians.” So that is fascinating to see how well he manipulated that.Most Western countries voted in favor, with Europe and the United States having co-sponsored the draft resolution. He ends up becoming even more hated for more legitimate reasons, and then he becomes the most beloved man in the history of boxing. He was modeling his behavior, in part, on Gorgeous George, the wrestler who came into the ring with his hair in curlers. His first nickname was "The Louisville Lip," and it was meant with disdain that he was a bad sport. He understood that he was going to get a fight with Sonny Liston sooner than anybody else, before he was really qualified based on his boxing record, because he was making so much noise. It was fascinating because he was a brilliant marketing guy. For him to say, "I can do what I want," was radical. It's his coming out, and at a time when African-Americans were expected to be subservient in American culture. That's really, I think, the defining moment in Ali's career.
Your purchase helps support NPR programming. He was willing to fight for what he believed in."Ĭlose overlay Buy Featured Book Title Ali Subtitle A Life Author Jonathan Eig He was a human being and he was deeply flawed, but I think the reason people look to him this way is because he had the spirit of a rebel. "And I don't think we do Ali any good by treating him as a saint. "To see this guy who goes from being the most hated man in the world to being the most beloved in many ways, to being seen as this kind of saint is fascinating," Eig says. His new book, Ali: A Life, chronicles Ali's remarkable boxing career, his role as a social critic and his colorful and often chaotic personal life.Įig says that although Ali was attacked for his political views at the time, attitudes towards the boxer shifted as American support for the war waned. He was a human being, and he was deeply flawed, but I think the reason people look to him this way is because he had the spirit of a rebel.Įig spent four years learning about Ali by interviewing the late boxer's associates and former wives, and poring over previously unreleased FBI and Justice Department files. I don't think we do Ali any good by treating him as a saint.
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