Press Releases


Filed under Press Releases / January 21, 2013

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…


Filed under Press Releases / December 11, 2012

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…


Filed under Press Releases / October 16, 2012

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…


Filed under Actions, Press Releases / August 3, 2012

Susan Morgan, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, eliz@medializzy.com Tweet Crimes of Sudan Government Require Immediate and Drastic Measures to Save Lives, Say Groups NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 3, 2012 – Act for Sudan and 95 international organizations sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council, the African Union, the League of Arab States and IGAD, urging immediate Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / July 16, 2012

Calls upon Obama and Romney to specify approach to civilian protection July 16, 2012 Act for Sudan, a bipartisan alliance of American citizen activists and Sudanese U.S. residents who advocate for an end to genocide and mass atrocities in Sudan, welcomed the statement released by Mitt Romney on July 9, 2012, the first anniversary of South Sudan’s independence from Sudan. Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / June 6, 2012

On first anniversary of genocide in Nuba Mountains, 89 international groups ask UN Security Council to take escalated action against government of Sudan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, susan@paxcommunications.org NEW YORK, NEW YORK – June 6, 2012 – On the one year anniversary of the genocide in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, Act for Sudan, a bipartisan, interfaith Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / May 14, 2012

Bishop Andudu speaks out against ethnic cleansing, Activists urge strong consequences FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Elizabeth Blackney, eliz@medializzy.com WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 10, 2012 – Act for Sudan urges the United States, the United Nations, the African Union and the Arab League to issue a strong warning to the Government of Sudan that if it carries Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / April 24, 2012

Groups ask UN Security Council to take escalated action against Sudan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org NEW YORK, NEW YORK – April 24, 2012 – Today, in advance of an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Sudan, Act for Sudan, a bipartisan, interfaith alliance of American and Sudanese grassroots advocacy organizations, is delivering Read More…


Filed under Press Releases / January 31, 2012

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…


Filed under Press Releases / January 9, 2012

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…