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#SmartSudan Policy

Dear President Trump,  CC: The Honorable Mike Pence, Vice President  The Honorable Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State The Honorable Nikki Haley, Ambassador to the United Nations We ask that the Administration immediately appoint a Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan in order to bring urgently needed diplomatic leadership to facilitate efforts to bring peace […]

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War Crimes Shouldn’t Pay: The Sentry publishes report on South Sudan’s system of corruption

Big mansions and swimming pools under palm trees, suited young men posing in front of big cars and private jets – these Instagram and Facebook images would not stand out in the abundance of similar ones posted every day, were it not for their context. They were published as part of a two-year investigative report […]

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Enough Project Statement: Stolen Assets Must be Returned to the South Sudanese People

John Prendergast and Brian Adeba of the Enough Project recently released this statement on stolen assets to be returned to the South Sudanese people. Recently, the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, called for global support to recover assets stolen by South Sudanese elites and deposited into foreign bank accounts or spent on purchasing properties […]

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Obama’s Trip to Africa: Help End the Culture of Impunity in South Sudan

This action was originally posted by Enough Project President Obama will embark on an historic trip to Kenya and Ethiopia in late July 2015, providing a unique opportunity for the United States to secure regional support for pressuring the warring parties to make the necessary concessions for peace. By ending the culture of impunity that surrounds this […]

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Stop The Bombing

“Stop the Bombing” is led by Sudan Democracy First Group (SFDG). The launch of the campaign marks the third anniversary of the resumption of civil war in Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains/South Kordofan. The campaign includes a series of posters calling for an end to the government of Sudan’s (GoS) aerial bombardment of civilians in […]

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Human Rights Groups Urge Change in Sudan, South Sudan Policy

i-ACT has teamed with the Enough Project, Humanity United and 75 other international human rights groups to demand the United States pursue a new approach to achieving peace in Sudan and South Sudan.   The letter, sent to Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power and National Security Advisor […]

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Ask the U.S. Government to double down on diplomacy for Sudan and South Sudan

Photo provided by Nuba Reports The wars in both Sudan and South Sudan are escalating, and cross-border conflict connections between the two are deepening. Sudan is experiencing unprecedented levels of violence and clashes still persist in neighboring South Sudan, despite an agreement to “end the conflict.” Ask Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Ambassador to […]

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The Crisis in South Sudan

At SGN, we are very saddened by the situation in South Sudan and by the continuing crises involving all the marginalized people of Sudan. We became involved in this movement nine years ago after learning about Darfur, and as we learned more, we came to understand that there needed to be a comprehensive approach—an “all […]

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i-ACT Team Headed back to Darfuri Refugee Camps

i-ACT is departing on its eleventh expedition to Eastern Chad to bring technology, educational materials, and sports equipment to Darfuri refugees living in camps along the Chad-Darfur border. With tensions rising and rumors of looming civil war between Sudan and newly seceded South Sudan, the team faces an uncertain level of danger. i-ACT founder Gabriel […]

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AMID REPORTS OF ETHNIC CLEANSING, SUDAN ACTIVISTS REQUEST ESCALATED ACTION

Amid reports of government-sponsored aerial bombardment of civilians, summary door-to-door executions and evidence of mass graves in Southern Kordofan, 54 human rights and anti-genocide organizations in 27 states have issued an open letter to President Obama asking for limited military action to destroy carefully selected military assets of the government of Sudan. The organizations represent […]