A group of international organizations delivered to Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Members of the UN Security Council a petition regarding the dire humanitarian situation in Sudan, and specifically in Nuba Mountains/South Kordofan, Blue Nile, and Darfur. The petition was signed by 74 organizations and calls for international pressure on the NCP-led government to ensure that the Read More…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org ACTIVISTS, CONGRESSMAN PROTEST LAWYER’S LOBBYING FOR SUDAN As government attacks civilians, Bart Fisher profits by trying to ease sanctions WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 16, 2011 – Today, outside the Law Offices of Bart S. Fisher, American and Sudanese activists and a leading member of Congress gathered to protest Read More…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617-797-0451, susan@paxcommunications.org ADVISORY: ACTIVISTS PROTEST LAWYER’S REPRESENTATION OF SUDAN As government attacks civilians, Bart Fisher profits by helping ease sanctions WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 15, 2011 – Act for Sudan, a bipartisan, interfaith alliance of 55 American and Sudanese advocacy organizations across the country, is coordinating a protest planned for Friday, December 16, 2011 outside the Read More…
Contact: Ryan Brenner, Voices for Sudan E-mail: info@voicesforsudan.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VFS, US Based Advocacy NGO Welcomes Kenya’s Court decision to Arrest Bashir Voices for Sudan welcomes the decision by the Kenyan court on Monday of issuing an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued two arrest warrants on Bashir Read More…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, 541 390 1913, eliz@medializzy.com ACT FOR SUDAN COMMENDS CONGRESSIONAL LETTER TO OBAMA Joins with Congress in urging immediate cross-border humanitarian aid operation CITIES NATIONWIDE – November 23, 2011 – Act for Sudan, a bipartisan, interfaith alliance of 55 American and Sudanese advocacy organizations across the country, Read More…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, 541 390 1913, eliz@medializzy.com CITIES NATIONWIDE – November 17, 2011 – American activists, Sudanese diaspora and a representative of Sudanese rebels are criticizing UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s recent statement that condemns the establishment of a new alliance of Sudan rebel movements and that states “conflict can only be resolved through Read More…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org U.S. RESPONSE TO SUDAN’S BOMBING IN S. SUDAN “INADEQUATE” Action to protect needed after months of recent attacks on civilians CITIES NATIONWIDE – November 10, 2011 – Act for Sudan, a bipartisan, interfaith alliance of American and Sudanese advocacy organizations, has issued the following statement Read More…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, 541 390 1913, eliz@medializzy.com CITIES NATIONWIDE – November 3, 2011 – It is an uncommon alliance. Republicans and Democrats. Evangelicals and Jews. Americans and Sudanese. Together, they are asking President Obama, through an open letter signed by 66 organizations across the country, to Read More…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org CITIES NATIONWIDE – October 28, 2011 – In a matter of weeks, when the rainy season ends, a government-sponsored ground offensive in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains will likely begin. The people hiding in caves and on mountains since fleeing earlier aerial bombardment by the government are weakened Read More…