Stop Genocide Now
In June, we published a blog with three actions you could take to help the people of Sudan. In case you missed it, here is a link to the original post. We promised a follow up with new actions, so here are a few more ways you can help. First, an Update on the Conflict: […]
On April 15, 2023, violent conflict broke out in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). It continues today, with both sides leaving the negotiating table and escalating the fighting. In just nine short weeks: 1.4 million people have been internally displaced. More than 476,000 people have fled to […]
The newly formed transitional government of Sudan took a big step in February in announcing its openness to turn former president Omar al Bashir over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges for his crimes against the people of Darfur. For many, this announcement has been decades in the making. Bashir’s violent rule […]
A Region Questions if it Will Ever be Free of Genocide Fear emanates from Western Darfur in the shadow of the signing of the Darfur Framework Agreement. As the Transitional Government of Sudan takes these important steps toward peace, militia are rolling into the capital of Western Darfur leaving tragedy in their wake. As […]
From an anonymous refugee of Darfur: The government of Sudan is one of the regimes that cannot be trusted. We even have one proverb, says that you can believe the devil, rather than Sudan government! No one can imagine, for how many years those victims of Darfur suffered, and still the same attacks, killings, rapes, […]
In a surprising move, President Obama, with only a week left in his presidency, has made the decision to lift sanctions and open up trade with Sudan; a regime that has and continues to commit genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity against its own people.
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 military, and the Janjaweed – also known as Devils on Horseback. The […]
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 Samantha Power and The White House. Cut and paste the message below. Retype “Ambassador Samantha Power” and “The White […]
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 from October 30 through the morning of November 1. People should be […]
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 […]