Archive of: Announcements
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RELEASE: Amid Reports of Ethnic Cleansing, Sudan Activists Request Escalated Action posted July 19, 2011
UPDATE, JULY 19, 2011: The State Department has responded to the open letter. Click here to read the transcript. Citing responsibility to protect, rights groups issue open letter to President Obama 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 [...]
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2011 Days of Remembrance – Justice and Accountability: What Have We Learned? posted May 2, 2011
The 2011 Days of Remembrance them marks the 65th anniversary of the first Nuremburg trial and the 50th anniversary of the trial of Adolf Eichmann. The challenge of justice and accountability continue to be enduring legacies of the Holocaust. We invite you to join in remembrance by watching these brief videos: 2011 Days of Remembrance [...]
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Walk Against Genocide Photos posted April 11, 2011
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Don’t Rush To Reward Khartoum posted April 4, 2011
President Obama has appointed Ambassador Princeton Lyman to be the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan. With Southern Sudanese independence looming and increasing instability in Darfur, the new Special Envoy needs to send a clear message to the Bashir regime that the United States will not support any rewards for Sudan until there is real, verifiable [...]
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Nowhere To Be Home – Narratives From Survivors of Burma’s Military Regime posted March 29, 2011
The seventh volume in the Voice of Witness series presents the narratives of former political prisoners and refugees from Burma. Decades of military oppression in Burma have led to the systematic destruction of over 3,000 ethnic minority villages, one of the largest numbers of child soldiers in the world, and the displacement of millions of [...]
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i-ACT connects you with Darfuri refugees posted November 22, 2010
Beginning December 9, i-ACT (interactive-activism) will connect you with Darfuri refugees through the web for 11 consecutive days. Each day you can delve deeper into the lives of the Dafuri refugee community by watching videos, viewing photos, reading and commenting on posts and taking action to bring peace and justice to Darfur and Sudan. Being [...]
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The Perils of Reporting in Sudan posted November 19, 2010
19 Nov 2010 Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting Katy Glassborrow As I kiss my baby before he falls asleep every night, my thoughts always return to Abdelrahman. My colleague has a boy the same age as mine, and a girl of two years old. But he hasn’t kissed them goodnight for two weeks [...]
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Dear Sudan, Love Marin and the SF Bay Area Darfur Coalition thank Congresswoman Woolsey posted September 26, 2010
Dear Sudan, Love Marin and the SF Bay Area Darfur Coalition thank Congresswoman Woolsey for this speech on the House floor! Congressman Payne, we fondly remember and appreciate your visit, too. Thank you, both, for your leadership in Congress to bring peace to Sudan!