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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…
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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…
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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’…
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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…
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by Josh Rogin This article was originally posted on Foreign Policy on March 19, 2013. The Obama administration is getting close to nominating a new special envoy to Sudan, but a major Sudan advocacy organization is asking Secretary of State John Kerry not to nominate former U.S. Ambassador to Sudan Tim Carney.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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.