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Campaign for Peace & Justice in Darfur & All Sudan
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 Four million internally displaced people. According to UN figures, nearly 300,000 dead. While the serious massacres of 2003-2004 are no longer commonplace, millions of people today remain affected by the conflict in Darfur. The Sudanese government deliberately restricts humanitarian access to these victims. Military aircraft continue to bomb rebel controlled areas where civilians reside. Over the past year, government forces have tried numerous times to forcibly evict civilians from some of Darfur's biggest camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs). Civilians, particularly women, work hard to live with dignity in the sprawling urban communities that IDP camps have become, but a climate of lawlessness, violence (including rape) and impunity for human rights abusers persists. The conflict has brought instability to neighboring countries as well, notably to eastern Chad and the Central African Republic.
In 2008 Africa Action launched a new, intensified campaign to raise awareness about the continuing crisis in Darfur and put public pressure on the next U.S. president to lead the international community in bringing peace and justice to Darfur and all Sudan. In June '08, both Barack Obama and John McCain signed a pledge promising " unstinting resolve" to end genocide in Darfur. Today we are mobilizing public pressure to keep this promise by achieving:
- Protection of civilians from violence, starvation and disease;
- Sustainable peace for all Sudan, including upholding the Comprehensive Peace Agreement; and
- Justice for victims and accountability for perpetrators.
Our new campaign under the banner JUST L.E.A.D not only calls for leadership from the U.S. government but also challenges all of us to meet our collective responsibility as ordinary individuals to LEARN. EDUCATE. and ACT. DAILY. on the most important moral and solidarity question of our time.
As part of this campaign Africa Action is working with other organizations to collect one million postcards urging President Obama to make peace and justice in Darfur and all Sudan a Day-One priority.
Take action by signing the postcard now.
Check out Just L.E.A.D. T-Shirts and other campaign materials here. Our latest analysis and organizing tools are collected below.
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What's New
Top Ten Ways to Take Action on Darfur
November 12, 2009
"Here is the latest top ten ways to take action for peace and justice in Darfur & all Sudan. Click here to find new ways to increase pressure on the administration in your community..."
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Peace & Justice in Darfur & all Sudan
November 12, 2009
"Download and print this flyer to learn how you and your community can get involved in Africa Action's Just L.E.A.D. Campaign for peace and justice in Darfur and all Sudan. Then, take action by sending a message to the U.S. president..."
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Violence in South Sudan: A Timeline from March 2009
October 20, 2009
"There are alarming new indicators of deteriorating conditions in Sudan. This Africa Action resource is a timeline of documented violence in the Southern region of Sudan, including the North/South border and areas that are near neighboring countries..."
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Africa Action Reacts to Sudan Policy Announcement by Sec. of State Clinton
October 19, 2009
"Over the past nine months, Africa Action has been calling for a new U.S.-Sudan policy that would prioritize human rights over counterintelligence. Yesterday Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Ambassador Susan Rice, and General Gration finally announced a new U.S. – Sudan policy. Africa Action reacts with caution and concern..."
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*These figures are compiled from the reports
of Eric Reeves (www.sudanreeves.org)
and the Coalition for International Justice (www.cij.org),
as of the end of 2005.
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Campaign to Stop Genocide in Darfur
