Sudan

  • State’s first Twitter press conference angers Sudan activists

    Written by Josh Rogan on ForeignPolicy.com The State Department tried something new last Friday, answering selected questions posed via Twitter. Today, a Sudan human rights organization that was one of the selected questioners called the answer it got on Sudan policy “unconvincing,” “unacceptable,” “a broken record,” and “condescending.” The Twitter press conference, where State Department…

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STATE DEPARTMENT’S RESPONSE TO SUDAN QUESTION “UNCONVINCING”

    Members of Act for Sudan, a bipartisan, interfaith alliance of 59 American and Sudanese grassroots advocacy organizations across the country, are expressing widespread dissatisfaction with the State Department’s answer to its question regarding the U.S. government’s approach to the ongoing government-sponsored genocide in Sudan. According to Eric Cohen, an Act for Sudan member and spokesman,…

  • Activists and Congress Work Together to Oppose Khartoum Lobbyists in Washington

    Guest blog post by Act for Sudan co-founder, Esther Sprague, for United to End Genocide. On Friday, December 16, 2011, Act for Sudan joined by representatives from United to End Genocide, the Enough Project, American Jewish World Service, the Washington-based Darfur Interfaith Network, and Sudanese Diaspora, protested Bart Fisher’s representation of the Government of Sudan…

  • Protesting the Butchers of Sudan’s DC Lobbyist

    by Act For Sudan member, Faith McDonnell What’s the going rate for souls these days? How about $20,000 a month? Such was the deal offered by the National Islamic Front (also known as the National Congress Party) government of Sudan to Washington, DC attorney Bart S. Fisher for help getting Sudan removed from the U.S.’s…

  • Activists petition UN for imposition of additional sanctions on Sudan

    Today a group of international organizations delivered to Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Members of the UN Security Council a petition regarding the dire humanitarian situation in Sudan, and specifically in Nuba Mountains/South Kordofan, Blue Nile, and Darfur. The petition was signed by 74 organizations and calls for international pressure on the NCP-led government…

  • RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS DELIVER PETITION TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL

    A group of international organizations delivered to Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Members of the UN Security Council a petition regarding the dire humanitarian situation in Sudan, and specifically in Nuba Mountains/South Kordofan, Blue Nile, and Darfur. The petition was signed by 74 organizations and calls for international pressure on the NCP-led government to ensure that the…

  • Influence Industry: Sudan hires its first U.S. lawyer in years, prompting protests

    Rep Frank Wolf and Act for Sudan members protested in front of Bart Fisher’s office on Friday, December 16, 2011. The Washington Post published this recent article on Bart Fisher’s new client: The hiring has angered U.S. human rights activists and some lawmakers because of the Sudanese regime’s history of alleged genocide and other atrocities…

  • Act for Sudan Writes Obama Cautioning Against Removing Sudan from Terrorism List

    On Friday, December 16, Act for Sudan sent a letter to Presdient Obama explaining why we hope that the U.S. is not about to reward the Government of Sudan by removing it from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List. We believe that removal from this list  which would conflict with U.S. interests and policy on international terrorism, present additional dangers for the already…

  • Act for Sudan featured on Sudan Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Website

    Our recent press release was featured on SudanJEM.com. You can view it and learn more about the Sudan Justice and Equality Movement here.

  • Activists, Congressman Protest Lawyer’s Lobbying for Sudan

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617 797 0451, susan@paxcommunications.org ACTIVISTS, CONGRESSMAN PROTEST LAWYER’S LOBBYING FOR SUDAN As government attacks civilians, Bart Fisher profits by trying to ease sanctions WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 16, 2011 – Today, outside the Law Offices of Bart S. Fisher, American and Sudanese activists and a leading member of Congress gathered to protest…