Dear Mr. President, I am Bishop Adam Andudu Elnail, Bishop of the Diocese of Kadugli, Episcopal Church of the Sudan. I hope you remember my earlier letters to you in March this year and August 2011. For over two decades the civil war tore apart my home region of Nuba Mountains, where I have suffered Read More…
September 6, 2013 “As the world’s attention is focused on Syria, Bishop Andudu’s letter is a powerful reminder to President Obama that the people of Sudan continue to be plagued by government-sponsored crimes against humanity.” — Faith J.H. McDonnell, IRD Religious Liberty Director Contact: Jeff Walton, Institute on Religion and Democracy, 202-682-4131, 202-413-5639 cell, jwalton@TheIRD.org Read More…
Just after the appointment of Donald Booth as the Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, Josh Rogin of The Daily Beast wrote the following appointment highlighting Act for Sudan’s Obama’s Stained Legacy Campaign. April 29, 2013 On Wednesday, President Obama appointed his administration’s third special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan. The advocacy Read More…
August 29, 2013 Act for Sudan co-founder Eric Cohen was interviewed by South Sudan in Focus on Voice of America regarding the appointment of Ambassador Donald Booth and AFS campaign Obama’s Stained Legacy. The interview begins at 5.20 and can be listened to here
Dear Nigerian Coalition for the International Criminal Court, On behalf of Act for Sudan, we thank you for filing the summons to compel the Nigerian government (Nigeria) to respect its legal obligation under the Rome Statute and to enforce the warrants of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the president of the Republic Read More…
In 2007, Mr. Obama said that genocide is “a stain on our souls” and promised that “as a president of the United States I don’t intend to abandon people or turn a blind eye to slaughter.” Yet today, more than four years into his presidency, President Obama continues to oversee a disastrous approach to the Read More…
Join One Million Bones Founder and TED Fellow Naomi Natale, Actress Robin Wright, Holocaust Survivor Eva Kor, former UN official and Special Rep. to Aegis Trust Dr. Mukesh Kapila, Humanitarian and Co-Founder of the Enough Project John Prendergast and thousands of our fellow activists at the National Mall in Washington, DC on Saturday, June 8th – Monday, June Read More…
Ask you Member of Congress to co-sponsor H.R. 1692, the Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013 For decades, citizens of the United States have advocated for the people of Sudan who are victims of a violent, corrupt and racist regime. Bombing, violence and displacement in Darfur are ongoing; protestors in Khartoum and throughout Read More…
Act for Sudan co-founder Martina Knee was interviewed by Voice of American regarding AFS campaign opposing the upcoming visit of Sudan’s Nafie Ali Nafie. WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. Congressman and activists have criticized the White House for inviting a Sudanese presidential aide Nafie Ali Nafie, who is accused of human rights Read More…
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…