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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 rights and anti-genocide organizations in 27 states have issued an open letter to President Obama asking for limited military action to destroy carefully selected military assets of the government of Sudan. The organizations represent […]

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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 meetings with President Obama and other top White House officials, we were told that your advocacy helped steer them in the right direction. You’ve already proven you can make a difference for Sudan — […]

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AMID REPORTS OF ETHNIC CLEANSING, SUDAN ACTIVISTS REQUEST ESCALATED ACTION

Citing responsibility to protect, rights groups issue open letter to President Obama FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CITIES NATIONWIDE – July 19, 2011 – Amid reports of government-sponsored aerial bombardment of civilians, summary door-to-door executions and evidence of mass graves in Southern Kordofan, 54 human rights and anti-genocide organizations in 27 states have issued an open letter […]

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Refugee Response to Doha Peace Agreement

 On July 14th, 2011, the government of Sudan and the LJM Darfur rebels signed an agreement in Doha.  I received this message from a Darfuri refugee leader living in refugee camp in eastern Chad: Hello my friend. How are you? I hope you are well. I want to inform you that two days ago the intermediacy […]

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Message from Darfuri refugee about repopulation of their lands

Hello Mr Gabriel, How are you?  I want to give you new information about situation in Darfur and especially in Darmassaleet.  Nowadays Khartoum regime brought many Arabic tribes from some Africans countries like Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Kameroon, and Central Africa to Darfur and DarMassaleet so as to be new residents or settlers. Now they have […]

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Graphic photos purportedly showing violence in Nuba Mountains.

These pictures are reportedly from the Nuba Mountains in Sudan, showing the results of a recent Government of Sudan military offensive. GRAPHIC WARNING. Please be advised that some pictures are very GRAPHIC. Note: SGN cannot verify authenticity of photos. Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 […]

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Escalating War in Sudan:Urgent U.S. Policy Responses Needed

The international community must acknowledge that an undeclared war is now beginning between North and South Sudan says Sudan Now, a group of anti-genocide and human rights organizations. The escalating violence in the Nuba Mountains of the country’s tense border region of South Kordofan is the latest flashpoint in this conflict, but characterizing it as […]

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Menu Items for ‘How to Bring Down a Dictator’

After almost seven years of Darfur activism, what are we doing wrong? The people I first met in harsh refugee camps in 2005 are still there, in the camps. Actually, they have been joined by tens of thousands more, and hundreds of thousands more are now neighbors to the millions that already were living in […]

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Escalating War in Sudan:Urgent U.S. Policy Responses Needed

For Immediate Release: June 15, 2011 WASHINGTON — The international community must acknowledge that an undeclared war is now beginning between North and South Sudan says Sudan Now, a group of anti-genocide and human rights organizations. The escalating violence in the Nuba Mountains of the country’s tense border region of South Kordofan is the latest […]

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After Assault on Abyei, U.S. Must Adopt a Consequence-based Sudan Policy: Rights Groups

For Immediate Release: May 23, 2011 Contact: Jonathan Hutson, Enough Project, jhutson@enoughproject.org, 202-386-1618 Ann Brown, GI-NET/SDC, abrown@annbrowncommunications.com, 301-633-4193 Washington D.C. – The U.S. government’s incentive-oriented policy toward Sudan has not achieved its objectives. The Khartoum regime has militarily occupied Abyei, escalated bombing and aid cut-offs in Darfur, and increased support for ethnic militias throughout the […]