Mitt Romney has released a statement outlining his views on the government of Sudan’s ongoing history of committing genocide and atrocities, the gravity of the current government-led assaults on civilians, and his commitment to “protect innocents” and ensure that “humanitarian aid reaches those desperately in need.” The statement was provided to Act for Sudan, a Read More…
Mitt Romney has released a statement outlining his views on the government of Sudan’s ongoing history of committing genocide and atrocities, the gravity of the current government-led assaults on civilians, and his commitment to “protect innocents” and ensure that “humanitarian aid reaches those desperately in need.” The statement was provided to Act for Sudan, a bipartisan, interfaith Read More…
On Wednesday, February 1, at 2PM, the Institute on Religion and Democracy, the Beja Congress, and the Beja Friends are hosting an event to highlight the culture, but most importantly, the PLIGHT, of the Beja people of eastern Sudan. The Beja are yet another African Sudanese people group that is marginalized, oppressed, and persecuted by Read More…
Act for Sudan believes that a U.S. aid operation with or without the approval of the government of Sudan is necessary, appropriate and urgently required. Act for Sudan calls on the United States to lead the international community in ensuring that these innocent Sudanese people are protected from their government and the famine crisis is Read More…
January 6, 2012 Dear Friends at Jubilee Debt Campaign UK, I am writing on behalf of Act for Sudan, an alliance of American citizen activists and Sudanese U.S. residents, representing 59 organizations from across the United States, who advocate for an end to genocide and mass atrocities in Sudan. As you know, the situation in Read More…
Written by Josh Rogan on ForeignPolicy.com The State Department tried something new last Friday, answering selected questions posed via Twitter. Today, a Sudan human rights organization that was one of the selected questioners called the answer it got on Sudan policy “unconvincing,” “unacceptable,” “a broken record,” and “condescending.” The Twitter press conference, where State Department Read More…
Members of Act for Sudan, a bipartisan, interfaith alliance of 59 American and Sudanese grassroots advocacy organizations across the country, are expressing widespread dissatisfaction with the State Department’s answer to its question regarding the U.S. government’s approach to the ongoing government-sponsored genocide in Sudan. According to Eric Cohen, an Act for Sudan member and spokesman, Read More…
Guest blog post by Act for Sudan co-founder, Esther Sprague, for United to End Genocide. On Friday, December 16, 2011, Act for Sudan joined by representatives from United to End Genocide, the Enough Project, American Jewish World Service, the Washington-based Darfur Interfaith Network, and Sudanese Diaspora, protested Bart Fisher’s representation of the Government of Sudan Read More…
A group of international organizations delivered to Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Members of the UN Security Council a petition regarding the dire humanitarian situation in Sudan, and specifically in Nuba Mountains/South Kordofan, Blue Nile, and Darfur. The petition was signed by 74 organizations and calls for international pressure on the NCP-led government to ensure that the Read More…
Our recent press release was featured on SudanJEM.com. You can view it and learn more about the Sudan Justice and Equality Movement here.