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Take Action to Steer Sudan Toward Peace
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    Michael Jones
    Boston, MA
About this Petition Petition Letter Petition Updates

Are you fed up with President Obama's lack of follow-through on his campaign promise to resolutely fight against atrocities in Sudan? Angered at reports of more Darfuri families being scattered and killed by Khartoum's bombs? Dismayed that the blight of civil war may once again ravage an already-suffering South?

Funnel that frustration into action by urging the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee to push U.S. authorities, including the White House Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration, to move beyond tired talking points and increase their efforts to put Sudan back on a path toward peace instead of instability.

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Help Steer Sudan Toward Peace

Dear U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee,

As Sudan continues to spiral closer and closer toward a period of sustained instability, I urge you to put pressure on the White House and the Special Envoy for Sudan to help steer Sudan toward a path of peace. As you continue to meet with the Special Envoy for Sudan and other administration officials working on Sudan policy, I urge you to continue to ask the following three questions:

(1) The past month has seen multiple attacks against innocent civilians in Darfur. Just last week, a woman and her child were killed by a bomb dropped on the town of Tabit, and three died after a bombing in Gallabat. What strategies will you implement immediately to ensure a cessation of attacks in Darfur?

(2) Because of Khartoum obstruction, humanitarian aid in Darfur continues to exist at a much lower capacity than what's needed to ensure the basic survival of millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs). This dire situation cannot be allowed to continue. What steps can the U.S. take now to restore humanitarian aid to Darfur?

(3) The U.S. has clearly stated that Sudan's recent elections were nothing more than a sham intended to legitimize the genocidal rule of Omar al-Bashir and his cronies. Yet you maintain that holding the "election" was necessary to progress Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which will culminate in next year's referendum in South Sudan. Will you publicly and unequivocally tell Khartoum that the United States intends to honor the result of the upcoming referendum and ensure its implementation? And to prove our commitment, will you immediately begin assisting the South in building support for the outcome of the referendum?

Sudan is at a crossroads. Today, we have the power to help steer the course toward the second path. But it will require bold leadership, and moving far beyond easy talking points.

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