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.
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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
Obama’s Stained Legacy
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.”
Tell President Obama to Make a Call Against Genocide
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.
AMID REPORTS OF ETHNIC CLEANSING, SUDAN ACTIVISTS REQUEST ESCALATED ACTION
Amid reports of government-sponsored aerial bombardment of civilians, summary door-to-door executions and evidence of mass graves in Southern Kordofan, 54 human
National Call-in Day
Last year, the United States led a successful international diplomatic effort to secure a peaceful referendum for South Sudan. In private
LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS CONDEMN RECENT ATTACKS AND HUMANITARIAN AID RESTRICTIONS IN DARFUR
For Immediate Release: May 20, 2011 Washington, D.C. – Sudan Now, a group of human rights and anti-genocide organizations, today called
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,
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
Tell Obama to Make the Right Decision on Sudan
On Friday, Foreign Policy Magazine broke the news suggesting that, after months of delay, a plan for moving the U.S. Policy