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Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. March 4th marks the 7th anniversary of the ICC issuing the first arrest warrant for al-Bashir. To commemorate this anniversary, Sudanese and American friends will hold a rally in New York City near the United Nations,…
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Highlights need for U.S. action to end humanitarian crises in Sudan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Download this Press Release and Letter. WASHINGTON, DC – January 29, 2016 – Mohamed Suleiman, an American from Darfur and Co-Founder of Act for Sudan, today issued an open letter to President Obama, imploring him to make…
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Written by Act for Sudan co-founder Esther Sprague and originally posted here on Huffington Post. Economic sanctions, though imperfect, can be a powerful tool to advance U.S. foreign policy goals, particularly if those sanctions are broad-based, employed over a long period, and are strongly enforced. That has been the case with U.S. sanctions against Iran…
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December 7, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese and international groups, and prominent rights activists Monday called on the UN chief and American president to hold the Sudanese government responsible for prevention humanitarian access to civilians in the war affected areas. In a letter extended to Ban Ki-moon and Barak Obama, the signatories said that blocking humanitarian…
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H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon Secretary General of the United Nations New York, NY 10017 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 RE: Unhindered Assistance from Multiple Locations for the Two Areas and throughout Sudan Your Excellency and Mr. President, In light of the impasse at the 10th round of…
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The following letter was sent on November 19th, 2015 by Nuba Mountains Civil Society Organizations and Blue Nile Sons Association to support the position of delivering the humanitarian aid to war affected areas throughout impartial and neutral party. To: African Union and the Chair of African Union High Implementation Panel (AUHIP) United Nations and their representatives on peace…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Eric Cohen, 617 962 8660 ericcohen@actforsudan.org Download the pdf of this press release here. 110 signatories support proposal to Justice Department for Sudan Community Compensation WASHINGTON, DC – October 1, 2015 – Today, amidst news of huge shortfalls in funding for critical humanitarian needs—such as food, water, and acute healthcare for millions…
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Mr. Francois Delattre Ambassador, Permanent Representative of France to The United Nations Mrs. Dina Kawar Ambassador, Permanent Representative of The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to The United Nations Mr. Gerard van Bohemen Ambassador, Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations Mr. Roman Oyarzun Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Spain to The United Nations Mr.…
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On the 4th Anniversary of the Second Genocide (pdf version here) June the 6th, 2015 To the UN Secretary General, President of the United States, US Administration, European Union, UN Security Council, African Union, and the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, Norway, and Canada: The undersigned representatives of the Nuba Mountains civil society organizations across…