In September, Amnesty activists met with hundreds of congressional offices across the country to urge their representatives and senators to sign a letter a letter urging the Arab League to help persuade the Sudanese government to allow UN peacekeepers into Darfur. Over 174 members of the House of Representatives signed the letter, including nine of our state’s congressmen. All one hundred members of the Senate joined them.
Since then, the Sudanese government has wavered back and forth on the question of allowing UN forces to protect the civilian population of Darfur. It is therefore important for us to keep up the pressure! Amnesty has therefore called for another round of lobbying for the week of April 9th. This time, we will ask Congress to tell China—one of Sudan’s most important trade partners—that the time has come to stop the violence in Darfur.
Amnesty will begin recruiting delegation leaders soon. Please look here for further information!
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