Human Rights

  • Dear Secretary Pompeo, Do not engage with Hemeti.

    Download the PDF version of this letter here. The Honorable Mike Pompeo U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC   20520 Dear Secretary Pompeo, We, the undersigned 100 human rights organizations, scholars and leading activists, strongly urge the Administration to establish a policy that prohibits representatives and employees of the U.S. government…

  • Sudan Group Criticizes Obama on Human Rights Day

    Published by Josh Rogin, December 10, 2013 One human rights group criticized President Obama Tuesday for not doing enough to combat human rights abuses in Sudan. President Obama is in South Africa honoring human rights champion Nelson Mandela today, but back in Washington, a leading Sudan advocacy group is criticizing Obama’s record on protecting Africans in danger.…

  • Human Rights Activists Send a Letter to Hotel Association of NYC

    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,…

  • Statements on Sudan and South Sudan on the Release of the State Department’s Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012

    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…