February 3, 2013 On January 21, 2013 Act for Sudan and genocide scholars wrote a letter to the German Foreign Minister asking them to cancel their Sudan investment conference. Several news agencies have since reported on the issue. (MintPress) – At least two Sudanese nationals were arrested last Tuesday by German authorities Read More…
January 30, 2013 The Niles KHARTOUM – The Sudan-South Sudan Economic Conference took place in Berlin on Tuesday, January 29, with Germany pledging that economic development would safeguard against conflict and radicalism. Initially scheduled for last October, the conference was postponed when protestors stormed the German embassy in Khartoum following a Youtube film by an Read More…
The original press release and letter from Act for Sudan to Germany can be found here. January 28, 2013 International human rights organizations and a Sudanese activist are calling on the German government to cancel a Sudan economic forum to be held in the country’s capital, Berlin, on Tuesday. Agencies from the USA, Read More…
Image courtesy of Operation Broken Silence Take Action! As government-sponsored genocide continues in Sudan, the German government is hosting an international conference to promote investment in Sudan on January 29, 2013 in Berlin. Outrageously, this conference places Germany squarely in the role of generating financial support for the genocidal Sudanese regime. The Sudan regime, led Read More…
January 22, 2013 The Voice of America radio program, South Sudan in Focus, aired a radio interview with Eric Cohen representing Act for Sudan. The interview focused on Act for Sudan’s letter to Germany protesting the upcoming investment conference. The interview begins at 7:48 of the 30 minute interview. Listen to the interview here.
Take Action! Tweet this: International outcry re #Germany’s #Sudan investment conference. NGOs and #genocide scholars request cancellation http://bit.ly/140p6je Tweet FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, [Download PDF Here] Conference will “help to fund more atrocities against civilians,” say groups January 21, 2013 – As Germany prepares for a conference in Berlin on January 29 to promote investments in Sudan, Read More…
December 12, 2012 Voice of America’s South Sudan in Focus featured an interview with Act for Sudan Founder, Eric Cohen. The interview begins at minute 7:50 of the 30 minutes daily show. Listen to the interview here.
December 11, 2012 Hours after the announcement that Ambassador Lyman would be stepping down from Sudan Special Envoy, Act for Sudan released a letter to President Obama demanding a shift in U.S. Sudan Policy. The letter was signed by 76 U.S.-based organizations, 12 genocide scholars and other notable human rights advocates. Josh Rogin Read More…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tweet Share this Press Release HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS ASK OBAMA FOR U.S. SUDAN POLICY SHIFT At onset of second term, policy “revamp” needed to stop mass atrocities WASHINGTON, DC – December 11, 2012 – As President Obama transitions to his second term in office, human rights organizations across the country and Sudan experts Read More…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, 541 390 1913, eliz@medializzy.com MEDIA AVAILABILITY AT HOFSTA – Act for Sudan representatives will speak in the Free Speech area at approximately 3:40 PM, 8:40 PM, 9:00 PM, 9:10 PM and 9:30 PM. Activists will be available for interviews throughout the afternoon and evening. DURING DEBATES, Read More…