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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…
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June 14, 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 your letter dated May 9, 2012 in response to the advocacy community’s letter dated April 25, 2012 urging the Administration to implement…
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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…
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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…
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Act for Sudan sent the following letter to Congressman McGovern: March 23, 2012 Dear Congressman McGovern, Thank you for carrying on the proud tradition of Congressman Donald Payne by standing with the people of Sudan against a regime that, for generations, has stolen the lives, resources, hopes and futures of the Sudanese people. We are…
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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…