Download the PDF version of this letter here. The Honorable Mike Pompeo U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Pompeo, We, the undersigned 100 human rights organizations, scholars and leading activists, strongly urge the Administration to establish a policy that prohibits representatives and employees of the U.S. government Read More…
Dear Mr. Assistant Secretary, Dear Special Envoy to Sudan, In December 2018, protests broke out throughout Sudan calling for dictator President Omar al-Bashir, in power for nearly 30 years, to step down. Al-Bashir was removed from power on April 11, and replaced by a Transitional Military Council (TMC), now controlled by Lt. General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan Read More…
Sudanese, including youth, women, professionals, civil society organizations and opposition groups, have peacefully protested the genocidal Sudan regime since December 2018, and those in Khartoum are currently camped outside of military headquarters demanding a civilian-led transitional council instead of the military council that removed Bashir and seized power on April 11, 2019. These protests are Read More…
Download the PDF of this letter here. The President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Senator Jim Risch Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Russell Senate Office Building – SR483 Washington, DC 20510 Senator Bob Menendez Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 528 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Read More…
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 Read More…
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 Read More…
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 Read More…
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 Read More…
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 Read More…
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 Read More…