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[tweetbutton] Share this letter! The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 September 7, 2012 Dear President Obama, We, the undersigned human rights organizations, are deeply concerned about the prospect of the U.S. government encouraging unconditioned pledges of financial support to Sudan to cover…
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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, today welcomed the letter to the Obama administration from the global genocide scholar and expert community concerning Sudan. In the letter, 62 genocide scholars stated, “Sufficient evidence exists for…
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On August 3, 2012 Act for Sudan and 95 other civil society organizations wrote a letter to the UNSC addressing the need for urgent aid to be delivered. Soon after there was deal between Sudan and South Sudan that paves the way for relief supplies into two border states for first time in more than…
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To: The United Nations Security Council The African Union Peace and Security Council The League of Arab States Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chair of the African Union Commission Thabo Mbeki, Chair of the African Union High Implementation Panel Prime Minister Meles of Ethiopia, Chair of IGAD From: The Undersigned 96 International Organizations Date: August 3, 2012…
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Susan Morgan, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, eliz@medializzy.com [tweetbutton] 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…
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This letter was delivered to several senior members of the Obama Administration at the July 30, 2012 White House Panel on sub-Saharan policy and to members of the Sudan Caucus at their briefing on the same day. President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President, We, Act…
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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.…
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Act for Sudan’s response to New York Times article, The Folly of Sudan and South Sudan: Your editorial “The Folly of Sudan and South Sudan” should have focused on “The Folly of the United States” rather than blaming South Sudan in its struggle against Sudan’s aggression. Sudan’s president Bashir is wanted by the ICC for…
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July 5, 2012 Ambassador Princeton Lyman Office of the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW, Room #3817 Washington, DC 20520 Dear Ambassador Lyman: Thank you for the briefing on June 21, 2012 concerning Sudan and South Sudan. We understand the serious economic and humanitarian crises facing both countries…
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Tweet June 27, 2012 Act for Sudan applauds the protesters in Sudan who, in increasingly large numbers, are calling for the ouster of the National Congress Party (NCP) regime led by President Omar al-Bashir. We call on the United States and other countries around the world to abandon their current policy of appeasement of the…