Press Releases


Filed under Press Releases / December 10, 2014

63 Sudanese and Human Rights Groups Petition United Nations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Download the PDF of the Press Release Here CONTACT: Martina Knee 703-989-1955 martinaknee@gmail.com NEW YORK, NY (December 10, 2014) – Today, on International Human Rights Day, 63 signatories sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in support of the Darfuri groups’ letter Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / August 5, 2014

Issued letter to President Obama and African Leaders; Rally at Sudan Embassy For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Blackney, 541.390.1913, eliz@medializzy.com Download the PDF of this Press Release here. (Washington, DC) As President Obama hosts the US-Africa Leaders Summit this week, 64 Sudanese diaspora groups and activist organizations based in the US released a letter calling Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / April 1, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Download PDF of this Press Release here CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, 541 390 1913, eliz@medializzy.com 87 signatories send specific recommendations to President on first day of Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month WASHINGTON, DC – April 1, 2014 – On the first day of Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month, 87 signatories Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / February 1, 2014


Asks U.S. government and American people for help restoring the rights of displaced Darfuris FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 CONTACT:
 Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, 541 390 1913, eliz@medializzy.com WASHINGTON, DC – February 1, 2014 – From her camp near the Sudan-Chad border, with her children by her side, Achta, a 33-year-old Darfuri mother and refugee, has Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / December 10, 2013

Asks president to protect Sudan’s women and children in war zones as part of his legacy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney eliz@medializzy.com Download the pdf of the Press Release here. WASHINGTON, DC – December 10, 2013 – Today, on Human Rights Day, Zeinab Blandia, a Sudanese woman and human rights defender from the Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / September 7, 2013

Second in series of letters from Sudanese highlights need for new approach to Sudan WASHINGTON, DC – September 6, 2013 – Today, the Right Reverend Andudu Adam Elnail, Bishop of Kadugli Diocese in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, sent an open letter to President Obama asking for “prompt action to save those still alive” in Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / August 1, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, 541 390 1913, eliz@medializzy.com PDF of Press Release and Letter by Mohamed Suleiman Series of letters from Sudanese highlight need for new approach to Sudan WASHINGTON, DC – August 1, 2013 – Mohamed Suleiman, an American from Darfur, today issued an open letter to President Obama, Read More…


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…