Press Releases


Filed under Press Releases / May 3, 2013


Group cites Nafie’s role in torture and genocide, collects statements from torture victims
 WASHINGTON, DC – May 2, 2013 – As the Obama administration readies the proverbial red carpet for a delegation led by Nafie Ali Nafie, one of the leading architects and implementers of torture and genocide in Sudan, a leading alliance of human Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / April 25, 2013

Date: Apr 24, 2013 Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jonathan Hutson, jhutson@enoughproject.org, +1-202-386-1618 WASHINGTON – On April 24, 2013, Rep. Wolf (R-VA) and Rep. McGovern (D-MA), along with 22 other original co-sponsors, introduced H.R. 1692 – the Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013.This legislation is welcomed and supported by a coalition of Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / March 25, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, eliz@medializzy.com Donations will “help to fund more atrocities against civilians,” say groups March 22, 2013 – As Qatar prepares for a donors conference in Doha on April 7 – 8 to promote investments in the Darfur region of Sudan, human rights organizations, genocide scholars and Sudan advocates around the world Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / January 21, 2013

Take Action! Tweet this: International outcry re #Germany’s #Sudan investment conference. NGOs and #genocide scholars request cancellation http://bit.ly/140p6je Tweet FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, [Download PDF Here] Conference will “help to fund more atrocities against civilians,” say groups January 21, 2013 – As Germany prepares for a conference in Berlin on January 29 to promote investments in Sudan, Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / December 11, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tweet Share this Press Release HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS ASK OBAMA FOR U.S. SUDAN POLICY SHIFT 
At onset of second term, policy “revamp” needed to stop mass atrocities WASHINGTON, DC – December 11, 2012 – As President Obama transitions to his second term in office, human rights organizations across the country and Sudan experts Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / October 16, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, 541 390 1913, eliz@medializzy.com MEDIA AVAILABILITY AT HOFSTA – Act for Sudan representatives will speak in the Free Speech area at approximately 3:40 PM, 8:40 PM, 9:00 PM, 9:10 PM and 9:30 PM. Activists will be available for interviews throughout the afternoon and evening. 
DURING DEBATES, Read More…


Filed under Actions, Press Releases / August 3, 2012

Susan Morgan, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, eliz@medializzy.com Tweet Crimes of Sudan Government Require Immediate and Drastic Measures to Save Lives, Say Groups NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 3, 2012 – Act for Sudan and 95 international organizations sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council, the African Union, the League of Arab States and IGAD, urging immediate Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / July 16, 2012

Calls upon Obama and Romney to specify approach to civilian protection July 16, 2012 Act for Sudan, a bipartisan alliance of American citizen activists and Sudanese U.S. residents who advocate for an end to genocide and mass atrocities in Sudan, welcomed the statement released by Mitt Romney on July 9, 2012, the first anniversary of South Sudan’s independence from Sudan. Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / June 6, 2012

On first anniversary of genocide in Nuba Mountains, 89 international groups ask UN Security Council to take escalated action against government of Sudan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, susan@paxcommunications.org NEW YORK, NEW YORK – June 6, 2012 – On the one year anniversary of the genocide in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, Act for Sudan, a bipartisan, interfaith Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / May 14, 2012

Bishop Andudu speaks out against ethnic cleansing, Activists urge strong consequences FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Elizabeth Blackney, eliz@medializzy.com WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 10, 2012 – Act for Sudan urges the United States, the United Nations, the African Union and the Arab League to issue a strong warning to the Government of Sudan that if it carries Read More…