Update: “The United States informed the Sudanese government that its invitation to presidential assistant and vice chairman of ruling National Congress Party (NCP) Nafie Ali Nafie is on hold following Khartoum’s decision to freeze cooperation agreements with South Sudan.” – Sudan Tribune The State Department is readying the proverbial red carpet for one of Read More…
Date: Apr 24, 2013 Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jonathan Hutson, jhutson@enoughproject.org, +1-202-386-1618 WASHINGTON – On April 24, 2013, Rep. Wolf (R-VA) and Rep. McGovern (D-MA), along with 22 other original co-sponsors, introduced H.R. 1692 – the Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013.This legislation is welcomed and supported by a coalition of Read More…
Act for Sudan, in coordination with the American Jewish World Service, The EnoughProject, Humanity United, and United to End Genocide, has released two statements on Sudan and South Sudan regarding the release of the State Department’s annual country reports on Human Rights practices in 2012. While we commend the State Department for their ongoing efforts to Read More…
Tweet Help Share this letter! April 5, 2013 Dear Ambassador, Please add your support to over 1,000 activists who are outside of the Sudan Mission to the United Nations today demanding unimpeded humanitarian assistance to all conflict areas in Sudan by taking appropriate measures under Article 41 of the UN Charter against the government of Read More…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, eliz@medializzy.com Donations will “help to fund more atrocities against civilians,” say groups March 22, 2013 – As Qatar prepares for a donors conference in Doha on April 7 – 8 to promote investments in the Darfur region of Sudan, human rights organizations, genocide scholars and Sudan advocates around the world Read More…
Download the Letter pdf here. March 22, 2013 Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Emir of Qatar Embassy of the State of Qatar 2555 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, We, the undersigned international NGOs and genocide scholars, are writing to protest Qatar’s hosting of the upcoming donors’ conference Read More…
Download the Letter pdf here. March 22, 2013 Mr. Donald Kaberuka President, African Development Bank Group 15 Avenue du Ghana, P.O. Box 323-1002 Tunis-Belvedère, Tunisia Dear Mr. Kaberuka, We, the undersigned international NGOs and genocide scholars, are writing to protest the African Development Bank Group’s plans to promote investments in Sudan at the upcoming donors’ Read More…
The original letter to Secretary of State John Kerry can be found here. To read the full article visit Sudan Tribune. March 19, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – As the Obama administration prepares to nominate a new special envoy to Sudan, a major Sudan advocacy organisation has urged secretary of state John Kerry not to Read More…
March 19, 2013 Honorable John F. Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Mr. Secretary, We understand the President, in coordination with your office, is in the process of selecting a new U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan. We urge you to select an Read More…
Government-sponsored genocide continues in Sudan. Innocent civilians are bombed, starved and displaced by the hundreds of thousands. For the past four years, the Obama administration has frequently expressed grave concerns, but has pursued a policy of engagement, employing conciliatory diplomacy rather than confronting the regime in Sudan with consequences for genocide and crimes against humanity. Read More…