Darfur
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The world remains shocked by the mass rapes of women and girls by soldiers of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Tabit, Darfur, Sudan on October 31- November 1, 2014. And, the world is once again appalled by the impunity of the Sudanese government’s continued use of rape as a weapon in the ongoing genocide…
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October 08, 2014 The Honorable Barack H. Obama President of the United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20600 Download the letter and full list of signatories here. Dear President Obama: We, the undersigned, are sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, of the marginalized people in the war zones in Sudan (Darfur, Nuba…
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I Stand with Abdulrahman April is Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month. It is a time for remembrance and reflection. More importantly, it is a time for action to save lives now. You can act to end genocide, by standing with Abdulrahman, a survivor of genocide in Darfur. Please act and invite your community to do…
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AFS Note: National Catholic Reporter interviewed activists who are members of Act for Sudan and highlighted AFS’ Obama’s Stained Legacy Campaign in a recent two-part series. February 15, 2014 NEW YORK Editor’s note: The following is Part 1 of a two-part series on decade-long humanitarian efforts in Sudan, a country plagued by war and other…
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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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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, 541 390 1913, eliz@medializzy.com PDF of Press Release and Letter by Mohamed Suleiman Series of letters from Sudanese highlight need for new approach to Sudan WASHINGTON, DC – August 1, 2013 – Mohamed Suleiman, an American from Darfur, today issued an open letter to President Obama,…
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Date: Apr 24, 2013 Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jonathan Hutson, jhutson@enoughproject.org, +1-202-386-1618 WASHINGTON – On April 24, 2013, Rep. Wolf (R-VA) and Rep. McGovern (D-MA), along with 22 other original co-sponsors, introduced H.R. 1692 – the Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013.This legislation is welcomed and supported by a coalition of…
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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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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…