Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Fact Sheet: Fighting Genocide in Darfur

Today, President Bush announced the expansion and tightening of economic sanctions against the Government of Sudan. The United States is now taking the steps the President outlined last month because the Government of Sudan continues to violate its numerous commitments to stop the violence and suffering in Darfur.

President Bush Announced These Steps Last Month in a Speech at the U.S. Holocaust Museum. The U.S. held off on implementing them because the United Nations believed President Bashir should be given a "last chance" to meet his obligations to stop the killing. It is now clear that he has continued to break his word.

The World Has a Responsibility To Help Put an End to the Genocide in Darfur. The people of Darfur have suffered for too long at the hands of a government that is complicit in the bombing, murder, and rape of innocent civilians. The Bush administration has called these actions by their rightful name: genocide.

President Bashir has not fulfilled his obligations to stop the violence in Darfur. Read more >>>>>

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