Download the PDF of the letter here. March 11, 2014 Dear President Obama, Since your first term in office, I have followed your foreign policy with admiration and hope. I was inspired by your true enthusiasm that the world can be better by reaching out and listening to the people, not the leaders. Your strong Read More…
Expresses concerns about “regression” in U.S. foreign policy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Download the Pdf of this Press Release here. CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, 541 390 1913, eliz@medializzy.com WASHINGTON, DC – March 11, 2014 – Today, Dr. Mohamed Elgadi, an American citizen and Sudanese refugee, sent a passionate letter to President Obama describing his Read More…
Published by Josh Rogin, December 10, 2013 One human rights group criticized President Obama Tuesday for not doing enough to combat human rights abuses in Sudan. President Obama is in South Africa honoring human rights champion Nelson Mandela today, but back in Washington, a leading Sudan advocacy group is criticizing Obama’s record on protecting Africans in danger. Read More…
Act for Sudan issued the following statement today regarding the death of Ambassador Richard Williamson. Download the Press Release here. We’ve lost a true hero for Sudan’s people. Upon becoming U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, Ambassador Williamson quickly understood the nature of the Sudan regime and that sticks, not carrots, were needed to change the Read More…
Download Zeinab’s letter here. December 10, 2013 The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: I am Zeinab Blandia, Executive Director and Founder, of Ru’ya (Vision) Association and a human rights defender from the Nuba Mountains in Sudan. I am one of Read More…
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…
Joseph E. Spinnato, Esq., CAE, President Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. 320 Park Avenue, 22nd Fl. New York, NY 10022-6838 Dear Mr. Spinnato, We write with great concern to inform you that a man wanted on charges of genocide may be seeking to stay in one of your hotels. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, Read More…
This week, the international community has been appalled to learn that Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, indicted by the International Court for genocide and crimes against humanity, has requested a visa to enter the U.S. next week for UN General Assembly meetings. Clearly, Bashir belongs at the Hague facing trial, not at the UN General Assembly Read More…
September 8, 2013 On her blog, Greta Van Susteran posted Bishop Andudu’s letter to President Obama along with this note: As you know, I traveled to the Nuba Mountain region with Reverend Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse. I saw the President Bashir’s air force bombers overhead looking to drop bombs on innocents, the people dying Read More…
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…