Sudan
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We are writing now to express our dismay that the OPCW has greeted these violations with yet more impunity, by instituting Sudan as Deputy Chairperson of its Executive Council.
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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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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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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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December 12, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – US president Barack Obama has been urged to provide better protection for Sudanese women and children in the conflict-affected South Kordofan and Blue Nile states as part of his “legacy on Sudan.” Long-time human rights activist Zeinab Blandia, who is from the Nuba Mountains region, made the plea in an…
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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.…
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Act for Sudan issued the following statement today regarding the death of Ambassador Richard Williamson. Download the Press Release here. We’ve lost a true hero for Sudan’s people. Upon becoming U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, Ambassador Williamson quickly understood the nature of the Sudan regime and that sticks, not carrots, were needed to change the…
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Redding News Review radio interviewed Act for Sudan’s Mohamed Suleiman on Dec 11, 2013. The interview begins at 18:22. Listen to the podcast here: http://podcast.gcnlive.com/podcast/redding/1211131.mp3
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September 8, 2013 On her blog, Greta Van Susteran posted Bishop Andudu’s letter to President Obama along with this note: As you know, I traveled to the Nuba Mountain region with Reverend Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse. I saw the President Bashir’s air force bombers overhead looking to drop bombs on innocents, the people dying…
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September 8, 2013 On her blog, Greta Van Susteran encouraged her followers to call the new Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, Ambassador Booth, Phone number for new US envoy to Sudan (click to get it) — call him and “urge him to protect civilians and end the genocide in Sudan” Few post…