Stop Genocide Now
On Friday, December 12th, 2014, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, informed the UN Council she would be stopping the investigation into genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in Darfur. She cited lack of action by the UN Security Council and the international community in pursuing arrests related to indictments for these crimes […]
It is now 10 years since the USA declared GENOCIDE in Darfur, Sudan. Humanitarian assistance is essential, and more is needed to protect innocent Darfuri civilians. In Darfur and in refugee camps in Chad, hunger has reached alarming levels. However, delivering food, including cans of oil, cannot be THE strategy in responding to genocide. We […]
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 […]
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 […]
I Stand with Abdulrahman April is Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month. It is a time for remembrance and reflection. More importantly, it is a time for action to save lives now. You can act to end genocide, by standing with Abdulrahman, a survivor of genocide in Darfur. Please act and invite your community to do […]
Mr. Obama said that genocide is “a stain on our souls” and promised that “as a president of the United States I don’t intend to abandon people or turn a blind eye to slaughter.”
I became active in the Darfur movement in late 2004. I did not know exactly how I’d be able to participate in alleviating what was and continues to be overwhelming human suffering. I just knew I needed to act. One of the very first campaigns I helped create and organize was a 100-Day Fast for […]
Tell President Obama to use his next term to engage personally in Sudan policy and change course from his Administration’s current approach.
Malawi’s newly elected (and first female) president, Joyce Banda, has taken a crucial stand against indicted war criminal Omar al-Bashir by denying him attendance at her country’s upcoming African Union summit.