Public Statements
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Joseph E. Spinnato, Esq., CAE, President Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. 320 Park Avenue, 22nd Fl. New York, NY 10022-6838 Dear Mr. Spinnato, We write with great concern to inform you that a man wanted on charges of genocide may be seeking to stay in one of your hotels. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir,…
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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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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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Act for Sudan, in coordination with the American Jewish World Service, The EnoughProject, Humanity United, and United to End Genocide, has released two statements on Sudan and South Sudan regarding the release of the State Department’s annual country reports on Human Rights practices in 2012. While we commend the State Department for their ongoing efforts to…
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The letter to Secretary Kerry was signed by Act for Sudan, AJWS, Enough, Humanity United, and United to End Genocide. It states: “Given the varied U.S. national interests at stake, we urge you to support the immediate appointment of a Special Envoy with sufficient political stature and experience to command the respect of Sudanese and…
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[tweetbutton] Help Share this letter! April 5, 2013 Dear Ambassador, Please add your support to over 1,000 activists who are outside of the Sudan Mission to the United Nations today demanding unimpeded humanitarian assistance to all conflict areas in Sudan by taking appropriate measures under Article 41 of the UN Charter against the government of…
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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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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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September 27, 2012 The Honorable Susan Rice U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations United States Mission to the United Nations 799 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 Dear Ambassador Rice, On September 17, 2012, the following organizations sent a letter to the Permanent Representatives of the Member States of the UN Human Rights…