Sudan
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The Government of Sudan has ramped up its campaign of bombing Darfur and killing civilians. Instead of pressuring the government to stop these atrocities, President Obama’s Administration is actively working to help provide financial relief for the genocidal regime in Khartoum. Tell President Obama to uphold the spirit of U.S. sanctions against Sudan by actively…
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On August 3, 2012 Act for Sudan and 95 other civil society organizations wrote a letter to the UNSC addressing the need for urgent aid to be delivered. Soon after there was deal between Sudan and South Sudan that paves the way for relief supplies into two border states for first time in more than…
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Susan Morgan, susan@paxcommunications.org Elizabeth Blackney, eliz@medializzy.com [tweetbutton] Crimes of Sudan Government Require Immediate and Drastic Measures to Save Lives, Say Groups NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 3, 2012 – Act for Sudan and 95 international organizations sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council, the African Union, the League of Arab States and IGAD, urging immediate…
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Act for Sudan delivered this letter to several senior members of the Obama Administration at the July 30, 2012 White House Panel on sub-Saharan policy and to members of the Sudan Caucus at their briefing on the same day. Support this letter with a tweet and a Facebook post! Tweet this: The @whitehouse passive response…
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This week, as hundreds of thousands of civilians in Sudan face imminent death by violence and starvation orchestrated by the government of Sudan, Secretary of State Clinton will visit South Sudan to “encourage progress in negotiations with Sudan.” Given the gravity of the food emergency, Secretary Clinton must do more than “encourage progress.” Call the…
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This letter was delivered to several senior members of the Obama Administration at the July 30, 2012 White House Panel on sub-Saharan policy and to members of the Sudan Caucus at their briefing on the same day. President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President, We, Act…
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Click here to submit a question at tomorrow’s 11:30 AM EDT White House briefing on Africa. Suggested questions: Why does US policy oppose regime change in Sudan? Why, after 23 years of mass atrocities committed by Bashir and his government, does the US think it can reform the NCP regime? Why is the US not supporting…
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Calls upon Obama and Romney to specify approach to civilian protection July 16, 2012 Act for Sudan, a bipartisan alliance of American citizen activists and Sudanese U.S. residents who advocate for an end to genocide and mass atrocities in Sudan, welcomed the statement released by Mitt Romney on July 9, 2012, the first anniversary of South Sudan’s independence from Sudan.…
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Act for Sudan’s response to New York Times article, The Folly of Sudan and South Sudan: Your editorial “The Folly of Sudan and South Sudan” should have focused on “The Folly of the United States” rather than blaming South Sudan in its struggle against Sudan’s aggression. Sudan’s president Bashir is wanted by the ICC for…
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July 5, 2012 Ambassador Princeton Lyman Office of the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW, Room #3817 Washington, DC 20520 Dear Ambassador Lyman: Thank you for the briefing on June 21, 2012 concerning Sudan and South Sudan. We understand the serious economic and humanitarian crises facing both countries…