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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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On August 1, 2013 Act for Sudan launched the campaign Obama’s Stained Legacy. Co-founder Susan Morgan wrote this on Huffington Post: On Aug. 1, Mohamed Suleiman, an American from Darfur, sent an open letter to President Obama, imploring him to change course on his approach to the genocide and humanitarian crises in…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, 541 390 1913, eliz@medializzy.com PDF of Press Release and Letter by Mohamed Suleiman Series of letters from Sudanese highlight need for new approach to Sudan WASHINGTON, DC – August 1, 2013 – Mohamed Suleiman, an American from Darfur, today issued an open letter to President Obama,…
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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…
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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…
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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…