Sudan
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Second in series of letters from Sudanese highlights need for new approach to Sudan WASHINGTON, DC – September 6, 2013 – Today, the Right Reverend Andudu Adam Elnail, Bishop of Kadugli Diocese in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, sent an open letter to President Obama asking for “prompt action to save those still alive” in…
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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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September 6, 2013 “As the world’s attention is focused on Syria, Bishop Andudu’s letter is a powerful reminder to President Obama that the people of Sudan continue to be plagued by government-sponsored crimes against humanity.” — Faith J.H. McDonnell, IRD Religious Liberty Director Contact: Jeff Walton, Institute on Religion and Democracy, 202-682-4131, 202-413-5639 cell, jwalton@TheIRD.org…
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Just after the appointment of Donald Booth as the Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, Josh Rogin of The Daily Beast wrote the following appointment highlighting Act for Sudan’s Obama’s Stained Legacy Campaign. April 29, 2013 On Wednesday, President Obama appointed his administration’s third special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan. The advocacy…
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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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On August 1, 2013 Act for Sudan launched the campaign Obama’s Stained Legacy. Co-founder Susan Morgan wrote this on Huffington Post: On Aug. 1, Mohamed Suleiman, an American from Darfur, sent an open letter to President Obama, imploring him to change course on his approach to the genocide and humanitarian crises in…
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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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Join One Million Bones Founder and TED Fellow Naomi Natale, Actress Robin Wright, Holocaust Survivor Eva Kor, former UN official and Special Rep. to Aegis Trust Dr. Mukesh Kapila, Humanitarian and Co-Founder of the Enough Project John Prendergast and thousands of our fellow activists at the National Mall in Washington, DC on Saturday, June 8th – Monday, June…
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Ask you Member of Congress to co-sponsor H.R. 1692, the Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013 For decades, citizens of the United States have advocated for the people of Sudan who are victims of a violent, corrupt and racist regime. Bombing, violence and displacement in Darfur are ongoing; protestors in Khartoum and throughout…
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Act for Sudan co-founder Martina Knee was interviewed by Voice of American regarding AFS campaign opposing the upcoming visit of Sudan’s Nafie Ali Nafie. WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. Congressman and activists have criticized the White House for inviting a Sudanese presidential aide Nafie Ali Nafie, who is accused of human rights…