The United States must expel Mohammed Atta, the Chargé d’affaires at the Sudan Embassy in Washington. As the former Director of NISS, he was responsible for organizing and executing serious crimes against the Sudanese people. Atta should be ineligible to be in the U.S., and his connections with terrorist organizations make him a U.S. national security…
Given the terror and destruction associated with Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), we are shocked the U.S. would issue a visa to Mohammed Atta al-Moula, the former Director of NISS, and accept Atta as Sudan’s top diplomatgy in Washington, DC. Atta’s presence in the U.S. is not only an affront to the victims…
Honorable Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Mr. Secretary, We, the undersigned 85 Sudanese, friends of the Sudanese people, and long time observers of the Sudan regime, write to warn you regarding U.S. engagement in Sudan. The leaders of Sudan have outlasted and…
DOWNLOAD PDF The Honorable Michael Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Mr. Secretary: We, the undersigned 84 Sudanese, scholars, human rights organizations and leading activists, urge you to take a fresh, clear-eyed look at U.S. policy on Sudan. Despite decades of engagement by hundreds of…
At a recent conference, Act for Sudan’s co-founder, Eric Cohen, shared Lessons and Challenges from the Genocide in Sudan My group, the Massachusetts Coalition to Save Darfur, like the Pittsburgh group and many other groups around the country have been activists for Sudan for many years. Together, Sudan activism in the US has helped a great…
January 5, 2018 Senator Bob Corker, Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Ben Cardin, Ranking Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Jeff Flake, Chairman, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy Senator Cory A. Booker, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy Rep. Ed Royce, Chairman, House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Eliot Engel,…
Mr. John J. Sullivan Deputy Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC RE: Humanitarian Aid for the People of Sudan Dear Mr. Sullivan, We, the undersigned 105 Sudanese, human rights organizations, scholars and leading activists, urge the U.S. to require meaningful changes by the Sudan government for improved U.S.-Sudan…
To Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Geneva, Switzerland 21 September 2017 Re: Current human rights and humanitarian situation in Sudan Excellencies, We write to you regarding the 36th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to share serious concerns over the human rights and humanitarian…
Ibrahim Ghandour, the Foreign Minister of Sudan, will be in Washington, D.C., this Thursday and Friday to attempt to seal the deal on lifting U.S. sanctions on Sudan.