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Protect the People of Darfur
On October 31st, 2014, government soldiers in Northern Darfur terrorized a village just a couple miles away from the United Nation-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) headquarters. The soldiers rounded up the villagers, beat them with their guns, and separated...
Letter Sent to the UN Security Council Urging Action
Submitted by admin on Wed, 18/11/2015 – 12:53pm Darfur Women Action Group’s Letter to the United Nations Security Council Re: 221 Tabit Women Raped October 2014 We, the undersigned, write today to express our deep concern about the continuing surge of violence...
Restore 2100 Calories
Darfuri refugees in eastern Chad are experiencing severe cuts in food rations. Of the World Food Program minimum standard of 2,100 calories per person, per day, they now only receive approximately 800 calories. In the extreme conditions that exist in this region, it...
Questions Remain in Call for Voluntary Repatriation of Darfuri Refugees
Twelve refugee camps line the eastern border of Chad, just miles away from the Sudanese region of Darfur. Together, these camps are home to approximately 300,000 Darfuri refugees who fled the unfathomable violence in Sudan at the hands of President Omar al-Bashir, his...
How Can We Focus on Preventive Action Rather than Reaction?
In 2014, the United States resettled 187 Syrians in cities across this country. In a civil war that has ravaged the country since March 2011, one can’t even consider this a significant effort in supporting the innocent civilians fleeing across their border. What...
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...
Ask Ambassador Samantha Power to Act to Stop a Problem from Hell in Darfur
Tweet Action .@AmbassadorPower: after 6 years with @BarackObama administration, is #Darfur better off or still a #ProblemFromHell? bit.ly/1Gqv8LT Facebook Action Before you post this message to your Facebook page, please “like” the pages of both Ambassador...
Déjà vu in Darfur
The suspected is now known: a Human Rights Watch report confirmed the Sudanese army brutally attacked civilians in Tabit, a town in North Darfur, Sudan late last year. The assault, which involved three separate military operations, occurred over the course of 36 hours...
MLK Day Action: Darfur Matters
MLK Day is a day of service, when people are called on to work together to make the lives of everyone better. Reverend King believed passionately in the power of speaking out and was willing to pay—up to the ultimate price—to use his voice on behalf of the oppressed....