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What: A Live Webcast of Darfur Refugee Town Hall Meeting When: Sunday, December 12th, 2010 — 10-11am Eastern, 7-8am Pacific (4pm Chad-time) Where: From a refugee camp close to the Chad-Darfur border. See live webcast at: http://iactivism.org Didn’t we take care of Darfur years ago? Isn’t it more important to deal with the North-South conflict, […]
Southern Sudan will hold a referendum on January 9, 2011 regarding independence from Sudan proper, the largest nation in Africa. The upcoming referendum raises hopes and concerns for the country’s future. On the one hand, if properly supervised, it could lead to peace, which most Sudanese have never experienced. On the other hand, if not […]
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 […]
Over 3,477 villages have been attacked in Darfur since 2003. Violence continues today. The children of Darfur are the most vulnerable of the victims, with millions of them now living in refugee and internally displaced persons camps. The children of Darfur want to go back home. They want education, and they want to play. Their […]
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 […]
On September 19, 2010 i-ACT launched our newest multi-media exhibit, MY HOME: A Walk Through Children’s Memories of Darfur. It was part of an international Global Day of Action for Sudan to bring attention to the current situation in Darfur, Sudan, and the approaching referendum scheduled for January 2011. It was a powerful experience, both […]
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 […]
Some important facts have been glossed over by the Obama Administration in its approach to Sudan. Without these facts, many American citizens may have been lulled into thinking that the crisis in Sudan is over. The facts prove otherwise. TOP TEN AWOL FACTS: 10) The official U.S. Sudan policy was never implemented. The official policy […]
The country may soon return to war, and the perception of U.S. indifference isn’t helping. Wall Street Journal Op-ed By JOHN PRENDERGAST For a second-tier foreign policy issue, Sudan has seen its share of first-tier finger-pointing over the last decade. Congress has blamed the White House, administrations have blamed activists and Congress, and everyone has condemned […]
The threat of a new war looms in SUda, even as the country prepares for a January 2010 referendum that could split it in two. It is time for a powerful, proven, and effective policy. The president faces a critical decision on how to move forward on Sudan–including one that may result in a severe […]