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STALLED PEACE PROCESS IN DARFUR & NEEDED STEPS FOR REAL REFORM

For Immediate Release: February 15, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Just one week after the announcement that South Sudan will soon become the world’s newest nation following a largely peaceful referendum process, Sudan Now today released a report assessing the stalled progress for peace in Darfur and the need for a series of interventions to get […]

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ADVOCACY GROUPS APPLAUD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION TO PREVENT RENEWAL OF SUDAN SUPPORT FOR LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Tuesday, March 8 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – A collection of advocacy groups applauded U.S. Representatives Ed Royce (R-CA) and Jim McGovern (D-MA) for introducing legislation last week that would encourage Obama Administration efforts to pressure the Sudanese government not to support or give safe haven to the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). […]

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SENIOR DARFUR DIPLOMAT SHOULD HELP REVITALIZE PEACE PROCESS FOR DARFUR, PRESS HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sudan Now applauded the appointment of Dane Smith as the senior U.S. diplomat for Darfur, and strongly urged President Obama and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton to appoint a team under the diplomat to help focus efforts on revitalizing the Darfur peace process, securing humanitarian access, and introducing accountability […]

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Senior Darfur diplomat should help revitalize peace process for Darfur, press human rights and humanitarian concerns

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sudan Now applauds the appointment of Dane Smith as the senior U.S. diplomat for Darfur, and strongly urges President Obama and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton to appoint a team under the diplomat to help focus efforts on revitalizing the Darfur peace process, securing humanitarian access, and introducing accountability for human rights […]

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Elders raise alarm about Sudan

Raising the profile and sounding the alarm about South Sudan’s upcoming referendum on independence, the Elders, an independent group of global leaders, released a statement calling on all parties to “respect the will of the people” while not taking our eyes off of Darfur. The referendum is one month away from today. Desmond Tutu, chair […]

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Advocacy Groups Urge UNSC to Ensure Security and Protect Human Rights in Sudan

UNSC Visit Praised Amid Call for Intensified Protection Efforts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 19, 2010 Contact: Jonathan Hutson, 857-919-5130, jhutson@enoughproject.org Janessa Goldbeck, 202-559-7405, goldbeck@genocideintervention.net Ann Brown, 301-633-4193, abrown@savedarfur.org Susan Morgan, 617-797-0451, susan@paxcommunicaitons.org Joshua Berkman, jberkman@ajws.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the reported targeting by the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) of displaced Darfuris who […]

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Sudan Activists Kick Off “100 Days of Action”

With referenda 100 days away, activists use social media to ask more of Obama administration FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2010 CONTACT: Susan Morgan, 617.797.0451, susan@paxcommunications.org Gabriel Stauring, 310.415.2863, Gabriel@stopgenocidenow.org Saturday, October 2 marks 100 days before Sudan will decide whether or not to divide itself in two. Preparations are woefully behind and civilians are […]

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ADVOCACY GROUPS PRAISE ADMINISTRATION’S STEPPED-UP LEADERSHIP ON SUDAN

Call for Intensified Diplomatic Efforts on Darfur, Justice, Human Rights FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
September 27, 2010. 10 a.m. Eastern CONTACTS: Joshua Berkman, jberkman@ajws.org, 212-792-2893 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. – Following the United Nations High Level Meeting on Sudan on September 24, 2010, leading Sudan advocacy […]

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As President Makes Crucial Decision on Sudan, Rights Groups Advocate for ‘Powerful, Proven, Effective Policy’

Sudan Now Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2010 CONTACT: Jonathan Hutson, 857.919.5130, jhutson@enoughproject.org Susan Morgan, 617.797.0451, susan@paxcommunications.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sudan Now, a campaign led by a group of prominent anti-genocide and human rights advocacy organizations, is running ads in The New York Times and the Vineyard Gazette to influence the president’s decision, […]

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Gallery to host exhibit with darfur children’s drawings

Drawings Highlight the Destruction of Their Villages and Life in a Refugee Camp MEDIA ALERT August 20, 2010 For Immediate Release Contact: Katie-Jay Scott, ktj@iactivism.org WHAT: MY HOME: A Walk Through Children’s Memories of Darfur is a multi-media exhibit. The children’s voices, faces, and drawings tell their horrific stories. They also show the beauty and […]