Tell your Members of Congress to help end the genocide and other atrocities in Sudan.
Sudan is facing a severe humanitarian crisis due to ongoing conflicts between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The fighting, which began in April 2023, has resulted in widespread displacement, food insecurity, and human rights violations.
There is now growing evidence that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias have committed atrocities, including those that amount to genocide, against the Masalit people and other non-Arab ethnic groups in Darfur.
Our friends in Congress have introduced House and Senate resolutions calling on the US Administration to both recognize and help end the genocide in Sudan. Introduced in the Senate (S. Res. 559) and the House (H. Res. 1328), both resolutions recognize the actions of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia in Darfur, Sudan, as acts of genocide against non-Arab ethnic communities. The resolutions also:
Condemn these atrocities
Call for accountability through national and international mechanisms
Urge increased humanitarian support for victims
Emphasize the need for preventive measures against future genocides
Promote international cooperation to address the root causes of the conflict in Darfur and ensure lasting peace and stability
Please follow up your message with emails and phone calls to the staff of your U.S. senators and representative.
Just follow the steps below to call and email your U.S. Members of Congress. Sometimes just one call or direct email from you can make the difference.
Follow up #1: email the staffers of your U.S. senators and representative
If your Members of Congress are already a co-sponsor of the resolutions, write and thank them. (We don't thank them often enough.)
In your email, we suggest you use a succinct and direct subject line such as: "Co-sponsor resolutions on Sudan, S. Res. 559 or H.Res.1328"
Start your message with a mention of where you live in the state or district. Feel free to include a personal note on why you care about Sudan in particular. Please use or adapt the following text in your email. Please blind copy (bcc) us on your email at info@nobusinesswithgenocide.org.
I am writing today to ask you to support and co-sponsor the bipartisan resolutions on the violence in Sudan in the Senate (S.Res.559) or in the House (H.Res.1328).
Sudan is facing a severe humanitarian crisis due to ongoing conflicts between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The fighting, which began in April 2023, has resulted in widespread displacement, food insecurity, and human rights violations.
There is growing evidence that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias have committed atrocities, including those that amount to genocide, against the Masalit people and other non-Arab ethnic groups in Darfur.
Introduced in the Senate (S. Res. 559) and the House (H. Res. 1328) both resolutions recognize the actions of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia in Darfur, Sudan, as acts of genocide against non-Arab ethnic communities. The resolutions also:
* Condemn these atrocities
* Call for accountability through national and international mechanisms
* Urge increased humanitarian support for victims
* Emphasize the need for preventive measures against future genocides
* Promote international cooperation to address the root causes of the conflict in Darfur and ensure lasting peace and stability
Please write and tell me if you have co-sponsored this crucial resolution calling on the US Administration to recognize and help end the genocide in Sudan.
Follow Up #2: make a phone call
If your Members of Congress are already a co-sponsor of the resolutions, write and thank them. (We don't thank them often enough.)
Click here for the current list of co-sponsors of Senate Resolution 559
Click here for the current list of co-sponsors of House Resolution 1328
When you reach their office, ask to be connected directly to the staffer, either in person on their voicemail.
Simply tell the staffer - in person or on their voicemail - you want them to co-sponsor the resolution on the violence in Sudan in the Senate (S. Res.559) or the House (H.Res. 1328).
Leave your name, number, and city of residence to indicate that you live in the state.
Email us at info@nobusinesswithgenocide.org and tell us how your calls went.
Just one email or phone call from a constituent can make a difference. So email and call your U.S. senators and representative every few days until they cosponsor these important resolutions on Sudan.
For More Information:
"Special Report on Sudan: Genocide and Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan," Genocide Watch, June 2024
"Country Case Study: Sudan," U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
"The Dead Became Uncountable. Mass Atrocities in Sudan." U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, January 2024
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