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Urgent Action: Tell Secretary Clinton to honor humanitarian work by acting on civilian protection in Sudan.
August 19th is World Humanitarian Day. There must be more than words, in honoring the heroic, essential work by humanitarian workers in Sudan. U.S. Sudan policy continues to be AWOL on civilian protection. The Government of Sudan has blocked humanitarian organizations...
I’ve been asking myself, what do I write about? I am perplexed on what to say.
I could try and convey a message that compares something we are familiar with to trying to understand the hardships of our Darfuri brother and sisters. I could write about how my parents’ AC unit went out this summer. Now, they live in 110 degrees of summer heat....
I Feel Like I Have Said This Before
I feel like I have said this before. I feel like I have said the same thing many times, in my writings about Darfur–what has happened and is happening over there, and what needs to be done over here. I went from being a family counselor, advising abused children...
As Darfur violence surges, Obama Administration Addresses Sudan Crisis with ‘Lack of Urgency’ Advocacy groups outraged over drift in administration policy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : August 6, 2010 CONTACTS: Jonathan Hutson, jhutson@enoughproject.org, 857-919-5130 Janessa Goldbeck, goldbeck@genocideintervention.net, 202-559-7405 Ann Brown, abrown@savedarfur.org, 301-633-4193 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Human rights advocacy...
This Is The Moment for Peace and Justice In Sudan
“There is no sense of urgency that this is a crucial moment,” a State Department official is quoted as saying about Sudan in a NY Times article. The quote comes at the end of the article by Times reporter Neil MacFarquhar that focuses on the alarmingly deteriorating...
Sudan Urgent Action: The Moment is Now
Private reports indicate that President Obama and his senior advisors are expected to meet this week regarding the future of the U.S. Sudan policy. The situation in Sudan is urgent. President Obama and his administration should act now to provide the leadership...
Tell Ambassador Susan Rice: Don’t be AWOL on Civilian Protection in Darfur!
Darfuri civilians are under increasing attack – Human Rights Watch recently reported that in May 2010 alone there were approximately 600 deaths, thousands displaced and increased rapes. Homes and water pumps have been destroyed as Government forces and allied militias...
SUDAN ACTIVISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY CALL ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ADMINISTRATION TO FIX “AWOL” SUDAN POLICY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact -Susan Morgan, 617-797-0451 susan@paxcommunications.org CITIES NATIONWIDE – July 22, 2010 – In an open letter to President Obama and leading members of his administration, 43 human rights and anti-genocide organizations representing...