Advocacy

‘Why #JusticeForNoura Matters’ – By Laurie Adams

For more than a month now, since we sent this tweet to alert on the case of Noura Hussein and published this news on May, 4, we try to mobilize as many people as possible to support the young sudanese facing execution in Sudan. Laurie Adams is CEO of Women For Women and we read a post she...

Retour sur la soirée ‘Combattre l’esclavage en Libye et dans le monde’ avec le témoignage d’un réfugié soudanais

En février dernier nous vous invitions à participer à la soirée ‘Combattre l’esclavage en Libye et dans le monde’ organisée par le Collectif Urgence Darfour le 14 février 2018 à Paris. Certains d’entre vous s’y sont rendu et nous ont fait part du succès de la...

‘Lessons and Challenges from the Genocide in Sudan’ by Eric Cohen (Act for Sudan)

Act for Sudan is an alliance of American citizen activists and Sudanese U.S. residents who advocate for an end to genocide and mass atrocities in Sudan. We often support their actions and join them in their advocacy, signing letters and sharing their news and reports. Act for Sudan’s...

Letters to Deputy Secretary of State and to Congress regarding the Sudan Regime

Last week, Act for Sudan published two letters: one to Deputy Secretary of State: Humanitarian Aid for the People of Sudan, the other one to Congress: Ongoing Human Rights and International Law Violations by the Sudan Regime. Extract from the first letter addressed to Mr. John J....

‘Our Country (Haiti) Deserves Your Respect, Not Your Pity’ – By Paul Altidor

Two weeks ago we posted an article on Haiti after the cholera outbreak and its consequences: Cholera outbreak in Haiti: Multimillion-dollar UN fund blocked. In that post we referred to the article by Miami Herald Correspondant Jacqueline Charles: On eve of high-level U.N. Haiti visit,...

NGOs call for strong, action-oriented resolution on Sudan at UN Human Rights Council

The MagkaSama Project, with more than 20 other organizations, signed the letter by The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) regarding the human rights situation in Sudan addressed to the Permanent Representatives of Members and Observer States of the UN Human Rights...

A bipartisan letter sent to President Donald J. Trump regarding the lifting of sanctions on Sudan

As you may already know, the lifting of sanctions on Sudan initiated by Barack Obama before he left the office, has since then raised a lot of concerns, among human rights organizations but also among officials and representatives in Europe and in the United States. A press release has...

The Sentry: ‘In South Sudan, war crimes shouldn’t pay’

Yesterday The Sentry‘s 2-year investigation revealed networks fueling one of the world’s deadliest conflict zones implicating President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar, international banks, arms dealers, multinational oil and mining companies. We live-tweeted the...

Women and Genocide National Symposium 2013

Darfur Women Action Group and STAND present the 2nd Annual Women and Genocide in the 21stCentury:  The Case of Darfur National Symposium. You can join hundreds of activists, students, musicians, advocates, and genocide & gender experts to explore the impact of genocide on women. By...

Sudan downplays SRF’s tour in Europe

We mentioned the Sudan Revolutionary Front – SRF’s tour in Europe in our last Top Stories / Must-read, we even tweeted about it and it was discussed on Saturday during our online discussion. The delegation led by its chairperson Malik Agar, arrived in France last week to begin...